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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

Variable Details

Variablemedbi04
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 04
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10101 2
10102 3
10200 5
10301 5
10305 30
10401 1
10402 3
10500 3
10601 1
10602 4
10702 1
20101 5
20201 24
20202 14
20203 1
20204 1
20302 2
20400 24
20501 3
20502 1
20503 1
20504 6
20551 36
20552 18
20601 10
20602 31
20603 4
20801 1
20802 6
20900 34
21201 65
21202 5
30100 3
30101 15
30102 2
30103 3
30200 12
30302 2
30401 3
30700 3
40101 4
40102 1
40201 2
40203 1
40301 3
40303 7
40304 4
40501 3
40600 5
40701 34
40702 11
40704 4
40801 2
40903 1
41100 1
50101 6
50103 1
50108 2
60101 1
60121 2
60122 15
60123 2
60201 8
60401 3
60402 2
60501 1
60601 1
60602 7
70301 1
70302 2
70401 3
70402 4
70405 1
80100 1
90101 5
90102 2
90103 1
90202 1
90501 3
90602 2
90604 4
100101 19
100103 1
100104 5
100105 2
100201 1
100202 2
110600 9
110801 4
120101 1
120201 4
120202 1
130201 4
130400 3
130502 1
130900 1
131001 1
131200 1
999996 9
-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 7976
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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