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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000

Variable Details

Variablebeer
LabelNo. of pints of beer drunk in last 7 days
Question text In the last seven days, that is not counting today but starting from last (7 days ago) how much beer, stout, lager, ale or cider have you had?
Responses
0 3247
1 510
2 669
3 345
4 571
5 264
6 409
7 141
8 404
9 59
10 410
11 20
12 266
13 21
14 145
15 127
16 175
17 12
18 52
19 1
20 324
21 10
22 17
23 4
24 113
25 41
26 19
27 3
28 50
30 150
32 41
34 11
35 10
36 25
38 2
40 124
42 10
44 3
45 4
48 12
49 1
50 40
51 1
54 1
56 11
58 1
60 36
64 4
66 2
68 1
70 17
72 1
80 27
84 3
88 1
94 1
96 2
100 7
120 3
130 1
140 2
182 1
200 1
998 Dont know 0
999 Not answered 5
Sysmiss 2270
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Twenty-Nine-Year Follow-up, 1999-2000
Interviewer InstructionsEXCLUDE LOW ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOL FREE DRINKS. ROUND HALF PINTS TO NEAREST PINT, E.G. THREE HALF PINTS IS TWO PINTS. LARGE CAN = 4 * 1/2 PINTS. SMALL CAN = 2 * 1/2 PINTS.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain.
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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