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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablecigage
LabelAge started smoking regularly
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
0 Never smoked reg 17
5 5
6 4
7 22
8 38
9 59
10 68
11 216
12 336
13 492
14 1159
15 1560
16 1691
17 1056
18 1285
19 463
20 469
21 321
22 211
23 109
24 64
25 149
26 68
27 53
28 50
29 19
30 83
31 9
32 21
33 10
34 11
35 37
36 7
37 10
38 12
39 7
40 28
41 2
42 7
43 5
44 5
45 9
46 3
47 1
48 5
49 1
50 6
51 1
52 1
53 2
54 1
55 1
56 2
60 3
63 1
64 1
67 1
68 1
69 1
78 1
-9 DNA 11424
-8 NA 31
-6 CHILD/MS/PROXY 8334
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsSPONTANEOUS: NEVER SMOKED CIGARETTES REGULARLY - CODE 0.
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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