Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableRiskO4
LabelWhat things do you think affect a person s chance of getting cancer?
Responses
1 Smoking 28
2 Exposure to another person s cigarette smoke (passive smokin 24
3 Drinking alcohol 69
4 Diet (unspecified) 111
5 Not eating enough fruit and vegetables 32
6 Eating red or processed meat 9
7 A high fat diet 33
8 A low fibre diet 7
9 Food additives 11
10 Being overweight 26
11 Being underweight 6
12 Not doing enough exercise/physical activity 65
13 Older age 15
14 Family history/having a close relative with cancer/Hereditar 75
15 Genes/genetics 74
16 Infection with viruses (Unspecified/Other) 1
17 Infection with HPV (human papillomavirus) 4
18 Having many sexual partners 9
19 Taking HRT/the (contraceptive) pill 4
20 Getting sunburnt/exposure to the sun 105
21 Living near power lines 10
22 Pollution 58
23 Radiation 37
24 Stress 36
25 Nothing 0
26 Don t know 0
27 Other (record verbatim) 66
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 1293
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, 2008