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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablefind4
LabelQ11c: And how did you find out about this practitioner?
Question text And how did you find out about this practitioner?
Responses
1 The practitioner was my own GP 4
2 My GP suggested them 2
3 Another health professional suggested them 3
4 Word of mouth 35
5 Saw their premises 15
6 Saw some advertising about them 9
7 Found them on the internet 3
8 Found them in the yellow pages 2
9 Other 1
-2 Skip from CGO4Z 35
-1 Skip from COMTH4 1090
Sysmiss 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD. IF MORE THAN ONE PRACTITIONER SEEN REFER TO ONE SEEN MOST OFTEN. IF CONSULTED SOMEONE IN A SHOP, CODE YES IF THIS WAS A QUALIFIED HERBALIST. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER THEY WERE QUALIFIED OR NOT, CODE OTHER AND WRITE IN.
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2005.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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