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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablemedbi08
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 08
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10101 2
10102 6
10200 6
10301 4
10304 2
10305 23
10402 1
10602 4
10603 1
10604 9
20101 2
20201 8
20202 13
20203 4
20204 2
20302 1
20400 11
20502 2
20504 2
20505 33
20551 1
20601 36
20602 21
20603 6
20604 1
20802 8
20900 17
21200 45
30101 30
30102 5
30103 4
30200 13
30302 2
30401 2
30600 1
40101 4
40102 1
40201 1
40301 7
40303 9
40501 1
40502 2
40600 7
40701 35
40702 12
40703 1
40704 2
40801 5
40901 2
41100 1
50101 4
50107 1
60101 4
60102 18
60106 1
60201 6
60302 4
60401 1
60402 1
60602 7
70201 1
70401 2
70402 7
80202 2
90101 6
90102 7
90202 2
90501 2
90602 2
90604 1
100101 8
100102 1
100103 1
100104 2
100202 1
100302 2
110301 1
110402 1
110600 7
110801 5
120201 6
120203 1
120305 1
130201 8
130202 1
130400 6
130503 1
131001 2
150104 1
999996 7
-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 22063
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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