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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, November 2013

Variable Details

VariableMDX_5
LabelWhich of these best describes your sunbed use?
Question text Which of these best describes your sunbed use?
Responses
1 I have never used sunbeds and never intend to 692
2 I have never used sunbeds but may do in the future 15
3 I have used sunbeds in the past but will not in the future 222
4 I have used sunbeds in the past and may do in the future 43
5 I have used sunbeds in the past and will continue to do so i 28
8 Refusal 3
9 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, November 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCategories should read: (1) I have never used sunbeds and never intend to (2) I have never used sunbeds but may do in the future (3) I have used sunbeds in the past but will not in the future (4) I have used sunbeds in the past and may do in the future (5) I have used sunbeds in the past and will continue to do so in the future
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter. From April 2014, reverted back to eight cycles per year.
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