Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variablenbeer
LabelHow often have you had a drink of normal strength beer, lager, stout, cider or shandy during the last 12 months?
Question text I'd like to ask you first about NORMAL STRENGTH beer or cider which has less than 6% alcohol. How often have you had a drink of NORMAL STRENGTH BEER, LAGER, STOUT, CIDER or SHANDY (excluding cans and bottles of shandy) during the last 12 months?
Responses
1 Almost every day 23
2 5 or 6 days a week 18
3 3 or 4 days a week 100
4 once or twice a week 448
5 once or twice a month 261
6 once every couple of months 129
7 once or twice a year 127
8 not at all in last 12 months 1205
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 2422
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.