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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England Time Series Dataset, 1991-2009

Variable Details

Variablecigst1
Label(d) cigarette smoking status - never/ex-reg/ex-occ/current
Responses
-9 no answer/refused 30
-8 don't know 1
-6 schedule not obtained 34
-2 schedule not applicable 0
-1 item not applicable 39
1 never smoked cigarettes at all 9964
2 used to smoke cigarettes occasionally 1398
3 used to smoke cigarettes regularly 6280
4 current cigarette smoker 6744
Sysmiss 182079
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England Time Series Dataset, 1991-2009
UniverseGeneral population of England 1991-2009 aged 16 years and over;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified and clustered sample. Sample design varies between years
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; 1991-2009, combined into a time-series dataset
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