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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableSpec21
LabelPlease specify other reasons
Responses
Just decided to stop 1
Set hair alight 1
Told it made me smell. 1
aging and unattractive 1
bad taste 1
because wished to join convent 1
change of life completely 1
change of wife 1
cost was too high 1
developed a liking for cigars 1
didn't need them any more 1
family member died of cigarette related illness 1
feed up with smoking 1
financial reasons 1
for religious reasons 1
got fed up with smoking 1
i saw a relative die of lung cancer 1
it was pointless, only used as a prop 1
it wasnt cool to smoke anymore 1
just gave up 1
just got fed up with it 1
just had enough of smoking 1
just woke up and did noty want to smoke again. 1
never got the hang of it, never became addicted 1
not my thing 1
price increases in tobacco 1
sister died from lung cancer and was heavy smoker 1
smell in the house 1
started to smoke a pipe 1
stopped appealing 1
time in hospital meant no longer wanted to smoke 1
too much bother filling a pipe 1
was driving and had an accident 1
wife had to stop smoking 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, Smoking Module, October and November, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsPlease specify other reasons.
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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