Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variablecholevel
LabelWas cholesterol normal last time measured
Question text Thinking about the last time your blood cholesterol level was measured, were you told it was... normal (alright/fine), higher than normal, lower than normal, or were you not told anything?
Responses
1 normal (alright/fine), 730
2 higher than normal, 266
3 lower than normal, 50
4 or were you not told anything? 60
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 11
-2 Schedule not applicable 5942
-1 Item not applicable 1156
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCODES 1,2,3 = TOLD WITH OR WITHOUT RESPONDENT ASKING.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland between January 2008 and March 2009
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study