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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariableMedBI05
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
10102 3
10200 8
10301 5
10304 1
10305 54
10402 2
10500 1
10501 1
10504 1
10601 1
10602 6
10604 5
10702 1
10904 1
20101 4
20201 19
20202 29
20203 1
20302 3
20400 45
20504 7
20551 47
20552 11
20601 21
20602 39
20603 3
20802 10
20900 46
21201 74
21202 5
30100 1
30101 30
30102 10
30103 2
30200 21
30302 2
30401 13
30403 1
30700 1
30902 1
40101 3
40102 2
40201 1
40301 15
40302 1
40303 19
40304 7
40600 5
40701 50
40702 15
40703 1
40704 5
40801 4
40901 1
40903 1
41100 1
50101 2
50102 3
50103 1
50108 1
50111 2
50113 1
50200 4
60101 10
60102 2
60105 1
60106 1
60121 10
60122 21
60123 6
60201 15
60302 5
60401 4
60402 4
60502 1
60602 9
70301 1
70302 1
70401 7
70402 7
70403 1
80105 1
80304 4
90101 6
90102 8
90103 1
90201 3
90501 6
90601 1
90602 4
90603 2
90604 8
90607 4
100101 24
100102 1
100103 2
100104 4
100202 13
100302 1
110600 8
110801 9
116000 1
120101 1
120201 5
120302 1
120305 1
130201 8
130400 8
130502 1
130601 1
130602 3
131001 2
131002 2
999996 13
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 9673
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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