Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablecholevel
Label(VERA) Was cholesterol normal last time measured
Question text Thinking about the last time your blood cholesterol level was measured, were you told it was... normal (alright/fine), higher than normal, lower than normal, or were you not told anything?
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 14
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 6650
-1 Item not applicable 1156
1 normal (alright/fine), 808
2 higher than normal, 292
3 lower than normal, 44
4 or were you not told anything? 74
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCODES 1,2,3 = TOLD WITH OR WITHOUT RESPONDENT ASKING.
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