Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2007

Variable Details

Variablewksithrs
LabelTime spent sitting down 5+ minutes on weekdays per day
Question text On each weekday that (you/he/she) spent time sitting down doing things like these, how long did (you/he/she) spend? Please give an answer from this card:
Responses
2 5 minutes, less than 15 minutes 98
3 15 minutes, less than 30 minutes 254
4 30 minutes, less than 1 hour 722
5 1 hour, less than 1 1/2 hours 1163
6 1 1/2 hours, less than 2 hours 802
7 2 hours, less than 2 1/2 hours 994
8 2 1/2 hours, less than 3 hours 507
9 3 hours, less than 3 1/2 hours 472
10 3 1/2 hours, less than 4 hours 296
11 4 hours or more (please specify how long) 360
-9 Refusal (98) 0
-8 Don't know (99) 5
-1 Item not applicable 8713
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD L. If it varied, take average.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2007. 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.