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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

Variable Details

Variablemedbi05
LabelNames of medicines prescribed by doctor 05
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 5
10200 4
10301 3
10304 2
10305 22
10500 2
10601 1
10602 1
10604 4
10702 1
11201 1
20101 2
20201 12
20202 8
20203 2
20301 1
20302 1
20400 15
20501 3
20504 2
20551 17
20552 6
20601 15
20602 16
20603 2
20802 5
20900 37
21201 34
21202 10
30101 13
30102 3
30103 3
30200 10
30301 1
30401 6
40101 4
40102 6
40201 1
40301 4
40303 7
40304 2
40400 1
40600 6
40701 17
40702 6
40703 1
40801 3
40903 1
41001 1
41100 1
50101 3
50108 2
50111 1
50200 1
50401 1
60101 5
60121 9
60122 7
60123 1
60201 10
60302 1
60401 3
60402 1
60602 4
60702 1
70302 2
70305 1
70401 1
70402 2
70403 1
70405 1
80105 1
80304 2
90101 3
90501 4
90602 4
90603 2
90604 5
91020 1
100101 14
100105 1
100202 7
110600 6
110801 6
120201 4
120202 1
130201 4
130400 2
130602 1
130900 1
999996 6
-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 8138
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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