Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablecigst1
Label(D) Cigarette Smoking Status - Never/Ex-reg/Ex-occ/Current
Responses
1 Never smoked cigarettes at all 7131
2 Used to smoke cigarettes occasionally 743
3 Used to smoke cigarettes regularly 3966
4 Current cigarette smoker 3158
-9 No answer/refused 55
-8 Don't know 7
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 7563
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
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.