Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variablenumed2
Label(D) Number of prescribed medicines taken
Responses
0 Doesn't take prescribed meds 4255
1 1134
2 904
3 705
4 502
5 372
6 272
7 183
8 170
9 87
10 66
11 40
12 29
13 16
14 12
15 13
16 4
17 4
18 4
20 1
22 1
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 4523
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2005
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2005. Boost samples of children aged 2-15 and people aged 65 years and over were also included.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.