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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablehr08
Label8th heart rate measurement (240secs)
Responses
41 1
46 1
58 1
60 1
63 1
66 1
69 3
70 1
73 3
75 1
76 2
77 4
78 2
79 2
80 3
81 2
82 4
83 6
84 8
85 3
86 12
87 12
88 9
89 10
90 19
91 18
92 21
93 26
94 18
95 28
96 22
97 40
98 32
99 34
100 37
101 40
102 39
103 56
104 36
105 47
106 57
107 61
108 43
109 52
110 42
111 40
112 62
113 53
114 41
115 41
116 46
117 43
118 33
119 38
120 51
121 30
122 40
123 37
124 29
125 34
126 28
127 26
128 18
129 21
130 17
131 15
132 20
133 8
134 15
135 17
136 14
137 7
138 9
139 11
140 6
141 6
142 10
143 9
144 8
145 2
146 8
147 9
148 4
149 4
150 7
151 4
152 4
153 1
154 1
155 1
158 2
160 5
163 1
166 1
997 No heart rate readings obtained at all 0
999 This reading not obtained 125
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 20700
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: Please enter the first heart rate measurement. Enter 999 if this reading was not obtained.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2008.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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