Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

VariableSBeer
LabelFreq of drinking strong beer etc over last 12 months
Question text Now I'd like to ask you about STRONG BEER OR CIDER which has 6% or more alcohol (eg Tennants Extra, Special Brew, Diamond White). How often have you had a drink of strong BEER, LAGER, STOUT or CIDER during the last 12 months?
Responses
1 Almost every day 21
2 Five or six days a week 11
3 Three or four days a week 30
4 Once or twice a week 83
5 Once or twice a month 135
6 Once every couple of months 110
7 Once or twice a year 197
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 6034
-9 No answer/refused 5
-8 Don't know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 3706
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSTRONG=6% AND OVER ALCOHOL BY VOLUME. USE HELP SCREEN FOR OTHER DRINKS TO BE INCLUDED HERE.
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.