Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variabletarex03
LabelTar level of cigarettes used to smoke
Question text What is the tar level of the cigarettes you usually smoke?
Responses
1 High tar (over 18mg) 188
2 Middle tar (15 < 18mg) 509
3 Low to middle tar (10 < 15 mg) 690
4 Low tar (0 < 10mg) 271
5 (Varied) 101
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 202
-2 Schedule not applicable 3597
-1 Item not applicable 5914
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsREFER TO CIGARETTE CODING LIST.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland between June 2003 and December 2004;Adults;Children;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study