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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

VariableMedBI05
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 6
10200 9
10301 5
10305 64
10402 1
10501 1
10601 1
10602 4
10604 14
10702 1
20101 3
20201 11
20202 23
20203 3
20204 1
20400 31
20501 2
20502 1
20504 7
20551 51
20552 16
20601 21
20602 39
20603 2
20802 15
20900 40
21001 2
21100 2
21201 74
21202 5
30100 3
30101 34
30103 2
30104 1
30200 24
30301 3
30302 2
30401 11
30700 1
30901 1
40101 6
40102 1
40201 3
40203 1
40301 14
40303 15
40304 5
40400 1
40501 1
40502 1
40600 5
40701 48
40702 25
40703 2
40704 5
40801 11
40901 2
41100 1
50101 4
50103 2
50105 1
50108 1
50205 1
60101 9
60102 8
60105 2
60121 6
60122 18
60123 2
60201 14
60302 1
60401 1
60502 1
60602 10
70201 2
70202 1
70301 1
70302 2
70401 10
70402 8
70405 2
80202 3
80304 3
90101 6
90102 8
90501 4
90601 2
90602 4
90604 14
90605 2
90607 3
100101 18
100102 2
100103 3
100104 3
100105 1
100202 6
100302 2
110301 1
110401 2
110402 1
110600 15
110801 10
110802 1
120201 11
120203 1
120302 1
130201 8
130400 6
130601 2
130602 1
130801 1
131001 1
131002 2
131004 2
140400 1
999996 9
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 9382
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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