Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableNBeer
LabelHow often drunk normal strength beer in past year (CAPI)
Question text I'd like to ask you first about normal strength beer or cider which has less than 6% alcohol. How often have you had a drink of normal strength BEER, LAGER, STOUT, CIDER or SHANDY (excluding cans and bottles of shandy) during the last 12 months? (NORMAL = less than 6% Alcohol by volume).
Responses
1 Almost every day 175
2 Five or six days a week 71
3 Three or four days a week 313
4 Once or twice a week 1251
5 Once or twice a month 811
6 Once every couple of months 487
7 Once or twice a year 547
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 2666
-9 refused 0
-8 don't know 1
-2 schedule not applicable 2775
-1 item not applicable 1041
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J1. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER BEER ETC. DRUNK IS STRONG OR NORMAL, INCLUDE HERE AS NORMAL.
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