Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variablegenhlth
LabelSF Self reported health
Question text These questions ask for your views about your health. This information will help keep track of how you feel and how well you are able to do your usual activities. For each of the following questions, please tick the one box that best describes your answer. In general, would you say your health is... excellent, very good, fair, poor?
Responses
1 Excellent 1956
2 Very good 4368
3 Good 3936
4 Fair 2111
5 Poor 814
-9 No answer/refused 128
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2008
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2008, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study