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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablemedbi05
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 05
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10101 1
10102 12
10200 7
10301 8
10304 5
10305 70
10401 1
10402 6
10500 2
10601 6
10602 10
10603 1
10604 5
10703 1
10904 1
20101 4
20201 42
20202 35
20203 8
20204 4
20302 4
20400 49
20500 1
20501 3
20503 2
20504 9
20505 122
20551 1
20552 1
20601 35
20602 54
20603 9
20802 13
20900 91
21100 1
21200 162
21201 2
21202 1
30101 41
30102 5
30103 6
30104 3
30200 49
30301 2
30302 4
30401 13
30600 2
30700 1
30901 1
31000 1
40101 9
40102 5
40201 4
40203 1
40301 21
40303 14
40304 4
40400 1
40501 3
40502 1
40600 11
40701 100
40702 27
40703 5
40704 6
40801 12
40901 4
40903 1
41100 2
50101 7
50102 1
50103 1
50105 1
50107 1
50108 1
50401 1
50402 1
60101 7
60102 49
60201 24
60302 1
60401 4
60402 3
60403 1
60601 3
60602 16
70301 1
70302 1
70401 5
70402 17
70403 1
70405 4
80101 1
80103 1
80105 1
80202 2
80302 1
80304 7
90101 11
90102 2
90103 1
90202 1
90501 21
90602 5
90604 21
90801 1
100101 35
100102 1
100103 5
100104 12
100105 1
100202 13
100302 7
110401 1
110402 1
110600 12
110801 6
120101 1
120201 10
120203 2
130201 11
130202 1
130300 1
130400 12
130502 3
130602 2
130900 2
131001 1
131002 2
150103 1
150104 1
150200 1
999996 28
-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 21075
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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