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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

Variable Details

Variablemedbi01
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 01
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10200 11
10301 7
10304 1
10305 91
10401 1
10402 3
10500 12
10601 1
10602 3
10604 9
10701 1
11201 1
20101 4
20201 42
20202 6
20203 1
20204 1
20302 4
20400 68
20501 5
20502 1
20504 8
20551 99
20552 22
20553 2
20601 13
20602 63
20603 1
20801 1
20802 34
20900 86
21100 2
21201 126
21202 2
30100 2
30101 108
30102 6
30103 4
30200 43
30300 1
30301 3
30302 1
30401 29
30403 1
40101 7
40102 6
40201 6
40202 1
40203 2
40301 29
40302 2
40303 67
40304 15
40400 5
40501 1
40600 12
40701 55
40702 21
40704 11
40801 29
40901 2
40903 2
41002 2
41003 2
41100 1
50101 19
50102 6
50103 8
50105 3
50108 3
50111 1
50113 1
50200 3
50300 1
50404 1
50552 1
60101 22
60106 1
60121 12
60122 31
60123 9
60201 84
60202 2
60301 1
60302 2
60401 32
60402 5
60501 1
60502 5
60601 4
60602 15
60702 2
70101 1
70201 3
70202 1
70301 86
70302 32
70400 1
70401 9
70402 5
80105 2
80202 1
80204 1
80304 2
90101 9
90102 10
90201 1
90501 6
90602 2
90604 5
90605 1
90607 1
90801 1
100101 55
100102 4
100103 10
100104 14
100105 2
100200 1
100202 9
100302 1
110301 2
110401 2
110600 10
110801 2
120101 1
120201 13
120301 1
120304 1
130201 14
130400 16
130501 1
130502 4
130601 4
130602 14
130700 1
131002 1
150104 1
150105 1
999996 20
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 6734
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: ENTER NAME OF DRUG NO. (1,2,3..etc.). ASK IF YOU CAN SEE THE CONTAINERS FOR ALL PRESCRIBED MEDICINES CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN.IF ASPIRIN, RECORD DOSAGE AS WELL AS NAME. Text: Maximum 30 characters
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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