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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableNHSPati1
LabelHave you/family/friend been in/out-patient last year or visited NHS GP? M2.21
Question text In the last twelve months, have you or a close family member visited an NHS GP or been to an NHS hospital as an inpatient or outpatient? PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY.
Responses
-2 Skip, gaelic sample 0
-1 Skip,no self-completion 165
1 Yes - just respondent 365
2 Yes,not R but a close family member 280
3 Yes, both R+family member 545
4 No neither R nor family member 112
8 3
9 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
UniversePersons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.;Scottish Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.
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