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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableRiskO5
LabelWhat things do you think affect a person s chance of getting cancer?
Responses
1 Smoking 8
2 Exposure to another person s cigarette smoke (passive smokin 11
3 Drinking alcohol 20
4 Diet (unspecified) 27
5 Not eating enough fruit and vegetables 30
6 Eating red or processed meat 12
7 A high fat diet 14
8 A low fibre diet 9
9 Food additives 8
10 Being overweight 13
11 Being underweight 6
12 Not doing enough exercise/physical activity 31
13 Older age 14
14 Family history/having a close relative with cancer/Hereditar 55
15 Genes/genetics 40
16 Infection with viruses (Unspecified/Other) 2
17 Infection with HPV (human papillomavirus) 4
18 Having many sexual partners 5
19 Taking HRT/the (contraceptive) pill 4
20 Getting sunburnt/exposure to the sun 65
21 Living near power lines 20
22 Pollution 43
23 Radiation 24
24 Stress 23
25 Nothing 0
26 Don t know 0
27 Other (record verbatim) 60
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 1660
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative: Cancer Awareness Measure, 2008
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