Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableMTHCON3
LabelMethod of contraception (3)
Question text What other method of contraception do you or your partner use? Write in:
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 453
-2 Schedule not applicable 1793
-1 Item not applicable 6756
1 I am not using any contraception 0
2 I have been sterilized/My partner has been sterilized 0
3 Mini pill 0
4 Combined pill 0
5 Pill - not sure which 0
6 Mirena coil (hormone releasing coil) 0
7 Coil/other device 0
8 Condom/male sheath/Durex 3
9 Femidom (female sheath) 0
10 Cap/diaphragm 0
11 Foams, gels, sprays, pessaries (spermicides) 2
12 Contraceptive sponge 0
13 Persona 0
14 Safe period/rhythm method (other than Persona) 3
15 Withdrawal 6
16 Injection 2
17 Implant 4
18 Emergency contraception 4
19 Going without sex 12
20 Another method of contraception 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2010
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2010.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study