Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2005

Variable Details

Variablectabsalt
LabelSalt added at table
Question text At the table do you… generally add salt to your food without tasting it first, taste the food, but then generally add salt, taste the food, but only occasionally add salt, rarely, or never, add salt at the table?
Responses
1 Generally add salt to hisher[PNo] food without tasting it fi 1602
2 Taste the food, but then generally add salt, 748
3 Taste the food, but only occasionally add salt, 1580
4 Rarely, or never, add salt at the table? Code one only. Trea 5915
-9 No answer/refused 2
-8 Don't know 3
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 3447
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsREAD OUT… CODE ONE ONLY. TREAT LOSALT AS SALT.
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.