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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariableMedBI03
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Question text Have you taken/used (name of medicine) in the last 7 days?
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10101 1
10102 2
10200 8
10301 9
10305 107
10402 5
10501 2
10503 1
10601 3
10602 8
10604 9
10605 1
20101 8
20201 70
20202 19
20203 1
20204 5
20302 6
20400 54
20501 3
20502 1
20504 15
20551 88
20552 46
20553 1
20601 20
20602 62
20603 4
20801 2
20802 7
20900 81
21100 1
21201 158
21202 9
30100 1
30101 69
30102 9
30103 1
30200 49
30301 2
30302 2
30401 25
30700 3
30901 1
40101 12
40102 4
40201 6
40203 2
40301 9
40302 1
40303 30
40304 9
40600 5
40701 57
40702 30
40703 2
40704 4
40801 11
40901 2
40902 2
40903 2
50101 10
50102 2
50103 5
50105 2
50108 1
50200 4
50302 1
50305 1
50401 1
50402 1
60101 9
60102 4
60105 2
60121 18
60122 34
60123 10
60201 38
60202 1
60302 3
60401 11
60402 5
60502 1
60602 10
70202 1
70301 9
70302 5
70401 10
70402 13
80103 1
80105 3
80201 1
80304 2
90101 11
90102 16
90501 13
90602 5
90603 4
90604 24
90605 1
90607 1
100101 48
100102 2
100103 9
100104 18
100202 13
100302 3
110301 2
110402 1
110600 15
110801 10
110802 1
120101 1
120201 14
120202 1
120203 1
120301 1
130201 21
130202 1
130300 2
130400 21
130601 1
130602 3
130900 3
131001 2
131002 1
131003 1
150104 2
999996 24
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 8934
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: ENTER NAME OF DRUG NO. (1,2,3..etc.). ASK IF YOU CAN SEE THE CONTAINERS FOR ALL PRESCRIBED MEDICINES CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN.IF ASPIRIN, RECORD DOSAGE AS WELL AS NAME. Text: Maximum 30 characters
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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