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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

VariableSCSBeer
LabelFreq of drinking strong beer etc over last 12 months
Question text Please now think about whether you have drunk different types of alcoholic drink in the last 12 months. Please think about all types of alcoholic drinks you have had. Each type of alcoholic drink will be asked about separately. EXCLUDE NON-ALCOHOLIC OR LOW-ALCOHOL DRINKS, EXCEPT SHANDY. Now thinking about strong beer, lager, stout or cider which has 6% or more alcohol (e.g. Tennents Super, 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 0
2 Five or six days a week 0
3 Three or four days a week 1
4 Once or twice a week 10
5 Once or twice a month 30
6 Once every couple of months 22
7 Once or twice a year 31
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 98
-9 No answer/refused 9
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10132
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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