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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, October 2008

Variable Details

VariableMBR_7M1
Labelin order of how much you think they contribute to cancer in the UK.
Question text Please put the following things in order of how much you think they contribute to cancer in the UK. Tell me the most important one first, and the least important one last. Please make sure that all the options are selected in decreasing order of their importance. Response 1
Responses
1 Lifestyle (e.g. smoking, diet, physical activity) 698
2 Chance 38
3 Aging 17
4 Environmental factors (e.g. pollution, radiation) 94
5 Genetic inheritance (e.g. runs in the family) 235
8 Refusal 3
9 Don't Know 10
Sysmiss 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, October 2008
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
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