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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableSFSTAIRA
LabelDoes health limit climbing several flights of stairs?
Question text These questions ask for your views about your health. This information will help keep track of how you feel and how well you are able to do your usual activities. Please answer every question by marking one box. If you are unsure about how to answer, please give the best answer you can. The following items are about activities you might do during a typical day. Does your health now limit you in these activities? If so, how much? Climbing several flights of stairs.
Responses
-9 No answer/refused 322
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 340
-2 Schedule not applicable 3639
-1 Item not applicable 0
1 Yes, limited a lot 1057
2 Yes, limited a little 1551
3 No, not limited at all 4563
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2003
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
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