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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablehben1
LabelQ39: Which of these things is probably of MOST benefit?
Question text Different things help different people when coping with health problems. Which of these things do you yourself think is probably of most benefit?
Responses
1 Complementary and alternative therapies 40
2 Seeing your G.P. 793
3 Folk remedies 4
4 The power of prayer 71
5 Inner spirituality 6
6 A positive mental state 88
7 Support from family and friends 56
8 Support from the church 3
9 Good information about the health problem 121
10 Other (please specify) 7
98 (Don't know) 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD.
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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