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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, March 2008

Variable Details

VariableStbrew
LabelFreq of strong beer drunk in last 12 mth
Question text I'm now going to ask you about the different alcoholic drinks you have drunk over the last 12 months and I'd like to ask you first about strong beer which has 6% or more alcohol. How often have you had a drink of strong beer, lager, stout, cider during the last 12 months, that is since ^qSetUP.THISMTH ^qSetUP.YEAR1?
Responses
1 Almost every day 10
2 5 or 6 days a week 3
3 3 or 4 days a week 4
4 Once or twice a week 32
5 Once or twice a month 24
6 Once every couple of months 22
7 Once or twice a year 59
8 Not at all in last 12 months 759
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 158
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, March 2008
Interviewer InstructionsStrong = 6% and over alcohol by volume.
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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