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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

Variablecigst2
Label(D) Cigarette Smoking Status - Banded current smokers
Responses
1 Light smokers, under 10 a day 542
2 Moderate smokers, 10 to under 20 a day 657
3 Heavy smokers, 20 or more a day 346
4 Don't know number smoked a day 11
5 Non-smoker 6662
-9 No answer/refused 40
-8 Don't know 1
-1 Item not applicable 2074
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2012
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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