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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablemedbi06
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 06
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10101 4
10102 8
10200 5
10301 12
10304 4
10305 53
10400 1
10401 1
10402 3
10500 4
10601 7
10602 10
10604 6
10901 1
10904 1
20101 6
20201 32
20202 24
20203 4
20204 6
20302 4
20400 33
20501 1
20504 11
20505 74
20601 43
20602 43
20603 5
20604 1
20801 1
20802 5
20803 1
20900 71
21001 1
21200 101
21201 1
21202 1
30101 45
30102 8
30103 3
30104 1
30105 1
30200 31
30400 1
30401 11
30700 2
30901 1
31000 1
40101 8
40102 6
40201 2
40203 2
40301 13
40303 12
40304 5
40501 1
40600 7
40701 53
40702 23
40704 4
40801 7
40901 5
41000 1
50101 4
50102 2
50103 1
50105 1
50108 1
50401 3
60101 16
60102 29
60106 1
60201 17
60202 1
60302 4
60401 4
60402 4
60602 15
70201 2
70302 1
70401 4
70402 2
70403 1
70405 3
80105 1
80304 3
90101 3
90102 7
90103 1
90501 15
90602 4
90603 2
90604 7
100101 19
100102 3
100103 6
100104 6
100202 17
100302 6
110303 1
110402 2
110600 6
110801 9
120201 6
120203 1
130201 7
130400 8
130502 2
131002 1
999996 13
-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 21508
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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