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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariableMedBI04
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 3
10102 5
10200 7
10301 8
10305 76
10402 6
10501 3
10502 1
10601 1
10602 7
10603 1
10604 13
10702 1
10904 1
20101 4
20201 40
20202 16
20203 4
20204 2
20302 1
20400 41
20501 3
20502 2
20504 14
20551 75
20552 26
20601 23
20602 45
20603 2
20604 5
20801 1
20802 7
20900 67
21001 1
21201 124
21202 9
30100 1
30101 48
30102 11
30103 3
30105 1
30200 26
30301 2
30302 6
30401 10
30403 1
30700 4
40101 9
40102 2
40203 2
40301 24
40302 2
40303 24
40304 4
40400 1
40501 3
40600 10
40701 60
40702 23
40703 2
40704 9
40801 8
40901 3
40903 1
41002 1
50101 6
50105 1
50107 1
50108 1
50200 4
60101 6
60102 7
60105 1
60121 13
60122 22
60123 2
60201 25
60202 2
60301 1
60302 1
60401 3
60402 1
60501 1
60602 14
70201 1
70202 2
70301 2
70302 3
70401 7
70402 5
70403 1
70405 2
80201 1
80304 1
90101 11
90102 10
90201 1
90501 6
90502 1
90602 2
90604 13
90607 3
100101 28
100102 2
100103 8
100104 7
100105 1
100202 7
100302 2
110402 1
110600 13
110801 7
110802 1
120101 1
120201 5
120203 2
130201 10
130202 1
130400 10
130502 2
130503 3
130602 1
130801 1
130900 2
131200 1
131300 1
999996 13
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 9357
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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