Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variableadrinkof
LabelHow often alcoholic drink
Question text How often do you usually have an alcoholic drink or alcopop?
Responses
1 Almost every day 5
2 About twice a week 17
3 About once a week 38
4 About once a fortnight 61
5 About once a month 89
6 Only a few times a year 297
7 I never drink alcohol now 55
-9 No answer/refused 8
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 2358
-1 Item not applicable 10369
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.