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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

VariableMedBI10
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 1
10200 1
10301 1
10305 8
10402 1
10502 1
10601 2
10602 1
10604 3
10904 1
20101 1
20201 1
20202 5
20203 1
20204 1
20400 3
20504 1
20551 4
20601 5
20602 2
20603 1
20802 3
20900 4
21001 1
21201 10
30101 16
30102 1
30200 7
30401 1
30700 3
40101 1
40102 1
40301 2
40303 2
40600 1
40701 14
40702 6
40801 4
50101 2
50105 1
60101 6
60102 1
60122 1
60123 3
60201 2
60401 1
60402 3
60602 1
70401 5
70402 2
90101 1
90102 1
90604 2
90801 1
100101 6
100104 1
100202 2
100302 1
110600 1
110801 1
110802 1
120203 1
130201 2
130400 3
130900 1
131001 1
150104 1
999996 4
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 10152
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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