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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, Smoking Module, October and November, 2007

Variable Details

VariableSPEC15eM
LabelRecord other reason
Responses
I choose when I smoke 1
I dont know 1
Response not provided 1
Social Occasion 1
allergic to patches 1
boredom 5
cant really reember 1
don't know 1
holiday , too much alcohol, cheap cigarettes 1
hospitalisation 1
i had my grandchildren here and i dont smoke when they are here 1
just being silly, should stop 1
just did not have a cig 1
lack of willpower 1
local clinic closed down 1
my smoking habit very intermitent and soke some days and not others 1
needed prop after bereavement 1
new baby 1
since he lost wife 1
social aspect eg out drinking socially 1
social reasons 1
socially 1
too keep busy 1
was not a consious decision to give up 1
went into shop, saw cigarettes and bought them 1
will power with alcohol 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, Smoking Module, October and November, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsRecord other reason.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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