Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2007

Variable Details

Variablectabsalt
LabelSalt added at table?
Question text At the table do you... generally add salt to your food, without tasting it first, taste the food, but then generally add salt, taste the food, but only occasionally add salt, rarely, or never, add salt at the table?
Responses
1 Generally add salt to hisher[PNo] food without tasting it fi 1467
2 Taste the food, but then generally add salt, 732
3 Taste the food, but only occasionally add salt, 1948
4 Rarely, or never, add salt at the table? @/@/INTERVIEWER: Co 8510
-9 Refusal (8) 0
-8 Don't know (9) 5
-1 Item not applicable 1724
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY. TREAT LOSALT AS SALT.
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.