Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variablehelpful
LabelDo people try to be helpful
Question text The following questions are about the local area in which you live. We are interested to find out about how life in your local area is related to health. Would you say that most of the time people try to be helpful or just look out for themselves?
Responses
1 Try to be helpful 2816
2 Look out for themselves 2163
-9 No answer/refused 42
-8 Don't know 560
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 2358
-1 Item not applicable 5358
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.