Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

Variablesmok
LabelSmoking status
Question text Which one of these best describes you? I smoke daily. I smoke occasionally but not every day. I used to smoke daily but do not smoke at all now. I used to smoke occasionally but do not smoke at all now. I have never smoked.
Responses
1 I smoke daily 3006
2 I smoke occasionally but not every day 603
3 I used to smoke daily but do not smoke at all now 2598
4 I used to smoke occasionally but do not smoke at all now 1952
5 I have never smoked 7651
-9 No answer/refused 195
-8 Don't know 13
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2009
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2009, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study