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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablemedbi04
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 04
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 8
10200 14
10301 7
10304 8
10305 88
10402 6
10500 6
10601 7
10602 8
10603 1
10604 9
10605 2
10901 1
10902 1
10904 1
20101 9
20201 84
20202 47
20203 3
20204 6
20205 1
20208 1
20302 4
20400 102
20501 1
20502 3
20504 22
20505 162
20551 3
20601 34
20602 95
20603 9
20604 1
20802 17
20900 123
21001 2
21100 2
21200 242
21201 5
21220 1
30101 65
30102 7
30103 4
30104 3
30200 57
30300 1
30301 1
30302 8
30401 27
30700 1
30902 2
40101 12
40102 10
40201 4
40301 17
40303 34
40304 7
40400 3
40501 2
40600 12
40701 91
40702 43
40703 2
40704 7
40801 14
40901 8
40903 2
41000 2
50101 5
50102 5
50103 1
50105 1
50108 2
50112 1
50200 1
50302 2
50303 1
50401 2
60101 16
60102 60
60105 1
60121 1
60201 42
60202 5
60302 3
60401 16
60402 5
60403 2
60501 1
60600 1
60601 1
60602 24
60702 1
70202 1
70302 4
70401 3
70402 14
70403 1
70405 3
80103 2
80105 3
80202 2
80204 1
80206 1
80304 7
90101 11
90102 10
90103 1
90501 19
90502 2
90602 3
90603 1
90604 17
90605 1
90607 3
100101 53
100102 2
100103 3
100104 15
100202 18
100302 10
110301 1
110401 2
110402 1
110600 15
110801 10
110802 1
120101 1
120201 8
120202 1
120301 1
120305 2
130201 15
130202 2
130400 16
130502 4
130601 1
130900 4
131002 2
150104 5
150200 1
999996 26
-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 20501
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: ENTER NAME OF DRUG NO. (1,2,3..etc.). ASK IF YOU CAN SEE THE CONTAINERS FOR ALL PRESCRIBED MEDICINES CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN.IF ASPIRIN, RECORD DOSAGE AS WELL AS NAME. Text: Maximum 30 characters
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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