Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2006

Variable Details

Variablegenhelf
LabelSelf assessed general health
Question text How is your health in general? Would you say it was... very good, good, fair, bad, very bad?
Responses
1 ...very good, 9012
2 Good, 8291
3 Fair, 3013
4 Bad, or 829
5 Very bad? 251
-9 No answer/refused 1
-8 Don't know 2
-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.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsREAD OUT.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2006. A boost sample of children aged 2-15 was also included.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles