Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableq9a
Label9a Bought medicine in last 4 weeks
Question text By medicines we mean anything you take or that you put on your skin, such as tablets, powders, creams, sprays and drops, to treat a medical condition. Include conventional and other medicines. During the past 4 weeks have you bought any medicine? (Don't count anything that you got with a prescription, even if you had to pay for it).
Responses
1 Yes 6336
2 No 9508
-9 No answer/refused 191
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2004-2005
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2004-2005, and children in the same households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study