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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablemedbi09
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 09
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 5
10200 1
10301 2
10305 13
10500 1
10601 2
10602 8
10604 6
10904 1
20101 1
20102 1
20201 4
20202 11
20203 4
20204 1
20400 9
20501 2
20502 1
20505 14
20601 18
20602 8
20603 2
20802 2
20900 12
21001 1
21100 1
21200 30
21201 2
30101 23
30102 1
30103 5
30200 10
30401 4
30403 1
40101 1
40301 6
40303 5
40501 2
40600 4
40701 18
40702 10
40704 3
40901 2
50101 1
50200 1
60101 6
60102 11
60104 1
60201 4
60302 3
60401 2
60402 1
60602 7
70402 1
70405 2
80304 2
90101 4
90102 1
90201 1
90202 1
90501 4
90603 1
90604 1
90605 1
100101 11
100102 1
100103 2
100104 2
100202 2
100302 1
110402 2
110600 4
110801 4
120101 1
120201 4
130201 7
130400 6
130502 1
130900 3
999996 12
-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 22246
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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