Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariableNBeer
LabelFreq of drinking normal beer etc over last 12 months
Question text I'd like to ask you first about normal strength beer, lager, stout, cider or shandy 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?
Responses
1 Almost every day 267
2 Five or six days a week 133
3 Three or four days a week 433
4 Once or twice a week 1462
5 Once or twice a month 1076
6 Once every couple of months 803
7 Once or twice a year 686
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 2098
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't Know 2
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 3656
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD I1. (NORMAL = LESS THAN 6% ALCOHOL BY VOLUME.)
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.