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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablestartsmk
LabelAge when started smoking
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
2 1
4 1
5 3
6 3
7 13
8 11
9 47
10 59
11 148
12 237
13 384
14 750
15 1005
16 1131
17 665
18 909
19 306
20 372
21 213
22 144
23 73
24 59
25 99
26 34
27 22
28 35
29 16
30 56
31 6
32 22
33 5
34 7
35 24
36 6
37 9
38 11
39 3
40 12
41 1
42 2
45 11
47 1
48 2
50 2
55 2
56 1
57 1
59 1
63 1
67 1
70 1
71 1
77 1
82 1
97 Never smoked regularly 35
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 10
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 15647
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsIF 'Never smoked regularly' CODE 97.
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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