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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2003

Variable Details

VariableASMOKREG
LabelSmoking regularity
Question text Now read all the following sentences very carefully and tick the box next to the one which best describes you. I have never smoked. I have only smoked once or twice. I used to smoke sometimes, but I never smoke a cigarette now. I sometimes smoke, but I don’t smoke every week. I smoke between one and six cigarettes a week. I smoke more than six cigarettes a week.
Responses
-9 No answer/refused 9
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 35
-2 Schedule not applicable 10841
-1 Item not applicable 0
1 I have never smoked 379
2 I have only smoked once or twice 120
3 I used to smoke sometimes, but I never smoke a cigarette now 40
4 I sometimes smoke, but I don t smoke every week 14
5 I smoke between one and six cigarettes a week 8
6 I smoke more than six cigarettes a week 26
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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