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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, Drinking Module, April 2008 and April and May 2009

Variable Details

VariableNmbrew
LabelHow often had drink of normal strength beer, lager, stout, cider and shandy last 12 months?
Question text How often have you had a drink of normal strength beer, lager, stout, cider and shandy (exclude cans and bottles of shandy) during the last 12 months, that is since ^qSetUP.THISMTH ^qSetUP.YEAR1? By normal strength, I mean beer/lager/stout/cider/shandy which has less than 6% alcohol by volume.
Responses
1 Almost every day 32
2 5 or 6 days a week 18
3 3 or 4 days a week 63
4 Once or twice a week 204
5 Once or twice a month 132
6 Once every couple of months 78
7 Once or twice a year 95
8 Not at all in last 12 months 363
98 Refused 0
99 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 138
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, Drinking Module, April 2008 and April and May 2009
Interviewer InstructionsExclude any non-alcoholic drinks.
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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