Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableStartSmk
LabelAge when started smoking (CAPI)
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
0 1
5 4
6 5
7 7
8 24
9 22
10 31
11 64
12 139
13 194
14 414
15 532
16 547
17 316
18 411
19 177
20 209
21 118
22 71
23 43
24 26
25 66
26 17
27 16
28 13
29 9
30 30
31 4
32 6
33 5
34 3
35 10
36 5
37 1
38 5
39 2
40 10
41 1
42 1
43 1
44 3
45 2
48 1
49 1
50 1
54 1
58 1
60 2
62 1
64 1
65 1
67 1
70 1
97 Never smoked regularly 14
-9 refused 1
-8 don't know 12
-2 schedule not applicable 2775
-1 item not applicable 3759
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsIF 'Never smoked regularly', CODE 97.
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