Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablemilk
LabelKind of milk usually used
Question text What kind of milk do you usually use for drinks, in tea or coffee and on cereals? Is it... whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, including dried semi-skimmed, skimmed milk, including dried skimmed, do not have a usual type, do not drink milk?
Responses
1 Whole milk, 1601
2 Semi-skimmed milk, including dried semi-skimmed 6714
3 Skimmed milk, including dried skimmed 1615
4 Does not have usual type 151
5 Does not drink milk 394
6 Other kind of milk 6
7 Soya/vegetable based milk 99
8 Type not specified 9
-9 No answer/refused 47
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 11987
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsIf you usually use soya, rice or other non-dairy milk substitutes please tick "do not drink milk" and record details in space below.
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.