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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variablemmgsd1
LabelFirst measurement dominant hand
Question text First measurement dominant hand.
Responses
0 Reading not obtained 0
1 1
2 1
3 6
4 14
5 21
6 9
7 18
8 30
9 24
10 49
11 46
12 75
13 60
14 64
15 111
16 84
17 104
18 111
19 90
20 177
21 107
22 125
23 96
24 119
25 105
26 93
27 108
28 102
29 55
30 115
31 63
32 67
33 46
34 76
35 84
36 54
37 54
38 57
39 46
40 71
41 35
42 49
43 31
44 35
45 25
46 22
47 18
48 14
49 16
50 16
51 4
52 7
53 4
54 3
55 3
56 3
57 3
58 1
59 1
60 1
62 1
70 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 5743
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: Enter the result to the nearest whole value.
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.
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