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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

VariableMedBI06
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 5
10200 1
10301 9
10305 45
10402 8
10501 2
10601 1
10602 4
10604 5
10605 1
20101 3
20201 13
20202 12
20203 1
20204 2
20302 1
20400 18
20501 1
20504 6
20551 20
20552 14
20601 21
20602 28
20603 2
20802 8
20900 31
21200 1
21201 66
21202 6
30101 38
30102 7
30103 1
30200 11
30302 2
30401 5
30403 1
30700 1
30800 2
40101 4
40201 3
40301 7
40303 6
40304 1
40400 1
40501 1
40600 7
40701 51
40702 20
40703 2
40704 1
40801 9
40901 1
41001 1
41002 1
50101 1
50105 1
50108 1
50302 1
50402 1
60101 7
60102 1
60104 1
60121 5
60122 10
60123 5
60201 7
60202 1
60302 2
60401 3
60402 3
60602 4
70201 1
70401 7
70402 11
70405 1
80201 1
90101 1
90102 7
90103 1
90501 5
90602 4
90603 1
90604 7
90607 1
100101 14
100102 2
100103 4
100104 3
100202 4
100302 3
110500 1
110600 3
110801 6
110802 2
120101 1
120201 7
120202 1
130201 8
130202 1
130400 7
130503 1
150200 1
999996 10
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 9633
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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