Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2007

Variable Details

Variablefatcook
LabelSort of fat usually used for cooking
Question text What sort of fat or oil do you usually use for cooking or frying food? (tick one box)
Responses
1 Butter, ghee, lard, suet, solid cooking fat 167
2 Hard or soft margarine, half fat butter 59
3 Vegetable oil, eg Sunflower, olive, rape seed, mustard, pean 4332
4 Do not use oil or fat in cooking 306
5 Butter and marg combined 0
6 Butter and oil combined 16
7 Marg and oil combined 7
-9 Not answered (9) 25
-1 Item not applicable 4720
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2007
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.