Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variabledrinkamt
LabelDescription about the amount of alcohol you drink
Question text I'm going to read out a few descriptions about the amounts of alcohol people drink, and I'd like you to say which one fits you best. Would you say you... hardly drink at all, drink a little, drink a moderate amount, drink quite a lot, or drink heavily?
Responses
1 hardly drink at all 567
2 drink a little 785
3 drink a moderate amount 837
4 drink quite a lot 109
5 or drink heavily? 15
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 2420
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.