Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2011

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
1 Almost every day 148
2 Five or six days a week 68
3 Three or four days a week 324
4 Once or twice a week 1186
5 Once or twice a month 870
6 Once every couple of months 538
7 Once or twice a year 522
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 2579
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Dont Know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 2164
-1 not applicable 1130
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J1. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER BEER ETC. DRUNK IS STRONG OR NORMAL, INCLUDE HERE AS NORMAL.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study