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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

VariableSmokeReg
LabelWhether smoked cigarettes regularly (CAPI)
Question text Did you smoke cigarettes regularly, that is at least one cigarette a day, or did you smoke them only occasionally?
Responses
1 Smoked cigarettes regularly, at least 1 per day 1266
2 Smoked them only occasionally 245
3 SPONTANEOUS: Never really smoked cigarettes, just tried them 218
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 1955
-1 Item not applicable 3049
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2013
Interviewer Instructions3 = SPONTANEOUS: Never really smoked cigarettes, just tried them once or twice
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2013.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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