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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

VariableMedBI07
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10101 1
10102 1
10200 2
10301 2
10304 1
10305 27
10402 1
10500 2
10601 3
10602 4
10604 3
10605 1
10702 1
20101 2
20201 6
20202 13
20203 1
20400 16
20502 1
20504 4
20551 17
20552 8
20601 14
20602 15
20603 3
20802 3
20900 19
21201 39
21202 3
30100 2
30101 21
30102 9
30200 11
30301 2
30401 4
30403 1
30600 1
40101 6
40102 2
40301 7
40303 10
40304 2
40600 2
40701 32
40702 15
40703 1
40704 1
40801 12
41001 1
41100 1
50101 3
50103 1
50108 1
50301 1
60101 8
60102 2
60121 2
60122 6
60123 1
60201 7
60202 1
60302 1
60401 1
60402 1
60501 1
60602 2
70401 7
70402 3
70405 1
80201 1
90101 4
90102 5
90201 4
90501 4
90602 4
90603 1
90604 6
90607 3
100101 8
100102 1
100104 1
100202 4
100302 1
110401 1
110600 9
110801 5
120201 6
130201 4
130400 8
130900 1
150200 1
999996 6
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 9839
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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