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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2006

Variable Details

Variablestartsmk
LabelAge when started smoking
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
4 2
5 5
6 4
7 12
8 14
9 47
10 59
11 122
12 205
13 344
14 677
15 920
16 1124
17 606
18 871
19 313
20 400
21 184
22 120
23 70
24 57
25 112
26 40
27 25
28 30
29 11
30 66
31 6
32 8
33 15
34 6
35 25
36 4
37 5
38 8
39 5
40 25
41 5
42 2
44 3
45 3
46 1
47 1
48 1
50 5
55 1
59 2
61 1
68 1
71 1
72 1
80 1
97 Never smoked regularly 31
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 12
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 14780
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsIF 'Never smoked regularly' CODE 97.
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.
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