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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2006

Variable Details

VariableCigAge
LabelAge started smoking regularly
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
-9 DNA/CHILD/PROXY/NO INT 9048
-8 NA 53
-6 Not eligible 6188
8 23
9 48
10 59
11 158
12 273
13 368
14 858
15 1153
16 1370
17 725
18 950
19 370
20 350
21 264
22 161
23 69
24 63
25 85
26 38
27 30
28 22
29 11
30 65
31 8
32 18
33 6
34 10
35 21
36 5
37 3
38 6
40 19
41 1
42 1
43 1
45 3
46 5
47 2
48 1
50 4
51 1
55 2
57 1
60 1
62 1
70 1
90 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsSPONTANEOUS: NEVER SMOKED CIGARETTES REGULARLY - CODE 0.
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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