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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableSBeer
LabelHow often drunk strong beer in past year
Question text Now I'd like to ask you about strong beer or cider which has 6% or more alcohol (e.g. Tennant's Super, Special Brew, White Lightening). How often have you had a drink of strong BEER, LAGER, STOUT or CIDER during the last 12 months? (STRONG=6% and over Alcohol by volume).
Responses
1 Almost every day 9
2 Five or six days a week 1
3 Three or four days a week 7
4 Once or twice a week 45
5 Once or twice a month 47
6 Once every couple of months 44
7 Once or twice a year 58
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 5286
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 1928
-1 Item not applicable 787
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J1. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER BEER ETC. DRUNK IS STRONG OR NORMAL, INCLUDE AS NORMAL STRENGTH AT NBeer ABOVE.
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
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