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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variableopaptr
LabelReasonable2wait back prob.hosp.app? Q280
Question text Suppose your GP referred you to a hospital out-patients' department about a back problem that had been bothering you for a while but was not stopping you from doing the things you normally do. How long do you think it would be reasonable to have to wait for an appointment at a hospital outpatients' department about a problem like this? Please give me your answer in days, weeks, or months.
Responses
1 days 56
2 weeks 541
3 months 918
8 Don't know 34
9 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsFIRST CODE WHETHER THE ANSWER IS GIVEN IN DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS. THEN CODE AMOUNT OF TIME AT NEXT QUESTION. IF RESPONDENT SAYS 'Should be seen straight away' CODE 0 DAYS
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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