Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableAtTable
LabelWhether adds salt at table
Question text At the table do you... generally add salt to your food without tasting it first, taste the food, but then generally add salt, taste the food, but only occasionally add salt, rarely, or never, add salt at the table?
Responses
1 Generally add salt to food without tasting it 162
2 Taste the food, but then generally add salt 90
3 Taste the food, but only occasionally add salt 325
4 Rarely, or never, add salt at the table 1680
-9 refused 3
-8 don't know 2
-2 schedule not applicable 7876
-1 item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study