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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England Time Series Dataset, 1991-2009

Variable Details

Variableddrinkof
Labelfreq of drinking over last 12 months (all alcoholic drinks)
Responses
-9 refusal (99) 6
-6 schedule not obtained 4
-2 schedule not applicable 15865
-1 item not applicable 76
1 almost every day 9
2 five or six days a week 12
3 three or four days a week 56
4 once or twice a week 194
5 once or twice a month 127
6 once every couple of months 55
7 once or twice a year 39
8 not at all in the last 12 months 0
Sysmiss 190126
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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