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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variableusefolk1
LabelQ38c Which one was the most helpful?
Question text Which one, if any, was the most helpful [folk remedy]?
Responses
1 Charm for a sprain 13
2 Bread poultices 8
3 Meat from butchers,throw it away & warts will disappear 1
4 Tie a piece of black wool around your throat for Croupe 1
5 Charm for frozen shoulder 1
6 Charm for warts 10
7 Rub potato on warts 5
8 Olive oil for earache 1
9 None of them have worked 11
10 Tie silk scarf around neck to cure a sore throat 2
11 Heat half a spud,cover with gauze for a sore ear 1
12 Dont know 40
13 Rubbed raw bacon on wart, gone the next day 1
14 Honey & onion juice drink the liquid to cure a sore throat 1
15 Skin inside an eggshell,stops bleeding 2
16 Charm for shingles 2
17 Charm for back 2
18 Put bacon in bread and wrap around for infections 1
19 Teabag for eye infections 3
20 Diluted honey and lemon for sore throat 5
21 Charm for ringworm 10
22 Vinegar for cuts and abrasions 2
23 Hot whisky with sugar and lemon to cure a cold 2
24 Charm for burns 8
25 Yoghurt for thrush 3
26 Soaking feet in vinegar to bring down swelling 2
27 If stung by a nettle rub a docken leaf on it 3
28 Natural yoghurt for sunburn 1
29 Brown paper and vinegar for back and chest pains 1
30 Red flannel for sore back or aches and pains 1
31 Copper arm bands for Arthritis 1
32 Sleep with a cabbage leaf on your back for pain. 3
33 Dandelion and daisy roots for Jaundice 1
34 Ginger for toothache 1
35 Place cold keys down your neck to cure nose bleed 2
36 Cider vinegar for general wellbeing and Arthritis 1
37 Brown paper and vinegar for back and chest pains 2
38 Charm for eye problems 2
39 Hot whiskey with sugar and lemon to cure a cold 1
40 Rub a garlic glove on wasp sting 1
41 Whisky and olive oil on cracked nipples for breastfeeding 1
42 Butter milk and baking soda for a bee sting 1
43 People buy your warts, give a sixpence 1
44 Charm for heart problems 1
45 Sitting on a saucepan of boiled leeks for piles 2
46 Prayers said by the seventh son to cure a sprain 1
-2 Skip from USEFOLKR 184
-1 Skip from FOLKREM 850
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2005
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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