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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablemedbi07
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 07
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 6
10200 4
10301 3
10304 4
10305 33
10402 6
10500 1
10601 5
10602 10
10604 4
20101 3
20201 12
20202 19
20203 2
20204 1
20400 16
20501 1
20502 1
20503 1
20504 13
20505 59
20601 30
20602 18
20603 9
20801 1
20802 9
20900 42
21100 1
21200 60
21202 1
30101 31
30102 7
30103 5
30104 2
30200 21
30302 3
30400 1
30401 8
30600 2
30700 1
30902 1
40101 7
40102 2
40301 11
40303 8
40304 2
40501 2
40600 4
40701 41
40702 12
40703 2
40704 4
40801 4
40802 1
40901 8
41000 2
50101 2
50102 2
50108 2
50302 1
50402 1
60101 11
60102 23
60103 1
60106 1
60122 1
60201 7
60302 3
60401 3
60402 4
60403 1
60501 1
60601 1
60602 9
70302 1
70401 1
70402 5
70405 3
80202 1
80302 1
90101 7
90102 6
90103 2
90201 2
90501 3
90503 1
90511 1
90602 2
90603 1
90604 13
90605 1
90607 1
100100 1
100101 13
100102 4
100103 4
100104 8
100202 7
100302 1
110500 1
110600 5
110801 4
120201 1
120203 1
120304 1
130201 10
130400 7
130502 1
130602 1
130801 1
130900 1
131002 2
999996 10
-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 21846
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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