Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, 2008

Variable Details

VariableRiskO2
LabelWhat things do you think affect a person s chance of getting cancer?
Responses
1 Smoking 182
2 Exposure to another person s cigarette smoke (passive smokin 220
3 Drinking alcohol 384
4 Diet (unspecified) 258
5 Not eating enough fruit and vegetables 25
6 Eating red or processed meat 10
7 A high fat diet 26
8 A low fibre diet 3
9 Food additives 13
10 Being overweight 41
11 Being underweight 4
12 Not doing enough exercise/physical activity 43
13 Older age 6
14 Family history/having a close relative with cancer/Hereditar 102
15 Genes/genetics 72
16 Infection with viruses (Unspecified/Other) 3
17 Infection with HPV (human papillomavirus) 0
18 Having many sexual partners 7
19 Taking HRT/the (contraceptive) pill 2
20 Getting sunburnt/exposure to the sun 144
21 Living near power lines 15
22 Pollution 77
23 Radiation 26
24 Stress 29
25 Nothing 0
26 Don t know 0
27 Other (record verbatim) 76
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 440
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, 2008