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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005

Variable Details

Variablem368_3
LabelAt this mammogram, were you...
Question text Thinking of the last time you had a mammogram, were you... attending for routine screening by the NHSBSP (NHS Breast Screening Programme), screened by the NHS because you have a family history of breast cancer, referred by a doctor for investigation to the NHS (not routine), examined in the private sector, or being followed up by the NHS after treatment for breast cancer?
Responses
1 Attending for routine screening by the NHSBSP 188
2 Screened by NHS because of family history of breast cancer 4
3 Referred by a doctor to the NHS (not routine) 27
4 Examined in the private sector 8
5 Followed up by NHS after treatment for breast cancer 5
6 Don t know/can t remember 1
7 Other (please specify) 3
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 116
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, August 2005
Interviewer InstructionsEnter the number that applies.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year thereafter.
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