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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, March 2008

Variable Details

VariableM327_11
LabelWhich describes what you were doing last time your skin got burnt?
Question text Which of the following best describes what you were doing the last time your skin went pink or got burnt? Question refers to burning from exposure to the sun/UV rather than any other form of burning (for example scalding from hot water).
Responses
1 Sunbathing whilst on holiday abroad 302
2 Sunbathing whilst in the UK 101
3 At work outdoors 115
4 Domestic or leisure activities abroad 144
5 Domestic or leisure activities in the UK 216
6 Using a sunbed 11
7 Other (specify) 25
8 Never gone pink or been burnt by the sun (spontaneous only) 167
98 Refusal 1
99 Don't Know 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, March 2008
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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