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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

VariableMedBI02
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 8
10200 4
10301 14
10305 88
10402 6
10500 1
10501 3
10503 1
10601 2
10602 6
10604 6
10605 1
10702 1
10904 1
20101 7
20201 85
20202 22
20203 5
20204 7
20302 5
20400 103
20501 3
20502 1
20504 16
20505 1
20551 140
20552 66
20601 15
20602 105
20604 1
20801 1
20802 14
20900 123
21201 188
21202 13
30101 122
30102 8
30105 2
30200 110
30301 5
30302 7
30401 31
30403 1
30700 2
30901 1
40101 15
40102 5
40201 7
40203 1
40301 40
40303 79
40304 12
40308 1
40400 1
40600 14
40701 74
40702 33
40704 8
40801 26
40901 7
40903 2
41000 1
41002 2
41003 1
41100 2
50101 18
50102 2
50103 5
50105 4
50107 1
50111 1
50112 1
50201 1
50205 1
50301 3
50302 3
60101 18
60102 15
60105 1
60121 18
60122 35
60123 6
60201 50
60202 3
60301 2
60302 4
60401 11
60402 6
60501 2
60502 1
60602 31
70201 1
70202 1
70301 20
70302 19
70401 14
70402 14
70403 1
70405 2
80101 1
80103 3
80105 2
80202 3
80204 1
80304 7
90101 24
90102 12
90103 1
90501 13
90601 2
90602 5
90604 27
90607 1
100101 46
100103 9
100104 16
100105 1
100201 2
100202 12
110301 2
110401 2
110402 3
110500 1
110600 18
110801 13
120101 3
120201 24
120202 2
121201 1
130201 27
130202 1
130400 22
130502 3
130601 1
130602 1
130700 1
130801 2
131001 3
131002 4
999996 23
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 7990
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2012
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 2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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