Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableNBeer
LabelHow often drunk normal strength beer in past year (CAPI)
Question text I'd like to ask you first about normal strength beer or cider which has less than 6% alcohol. How often have you had a drink of normal strength BEER, LAGER, STOUT, CIDER or SHANDY (excluding cans and bottles of shandy) during the last 12 months? (NORMAL = less than 6% Alcohol by volume).
Responses
-9 Refusal 2
-8 Don't know 2
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 1990
-1 Item not applicable 1119
1 Almost every day 144
2 Five or six days a week 57
3 Three or four days a week 296
4 Once or twice a week 1094
5 Once or twice a month 806
6 Once every couple of months 521
7 Once or twice a year 506
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 2501
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J1. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER BEER ETC. DRUNK IS STRONG OR NORMAL, INCLUDE HERE AS NORMAL.
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