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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004

Variable Details

Variablebgehelp
LabelAdvise binger to talk to which person?Q498
Question text Suppose you knew someone like (binge drinker) who wanted help. Who would you advise them to turn to first for help? Please take your answer from this card.
Responses
1 NHS doctor / GP 492
2 A counsellor or other kind of therapist 171
3 A support group such as Alcoholics Anony 203
4 A social worker 20
5 A friend / someone in their family 519
6 A helpline, such as Drinkline 179
7 Someone else (WRITE IN) 7
8 Does not need help 35
9 (This would never happen) 0
98 Don't know 10
99 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Interviewer InstructionsCARD F7. CODE ONE ONLY.
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually
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