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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

VariableMedBI06
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10101 2
10102 5
10200 4
10301 4
10304 1
10305 56
10402 4
10501 1
10502 1
10602 9
10604 6
10702 1
10704 1
10904 1
20101 2
20201 10
20202 18
20203 1
20204 1
20302 3
20400 36
20504 7
20551 38
20552 15
20601 20
20602 24
20603 1
20802 16
20900 30
21201 69
21202 10
30100 5
30101 24
30102 6
30103 1
30200 12
30301 1
30302 1
30401 5
30700 2
40101 8
40201 4
40301 9
40303 10
40304 9
40600 5
40701 35
40702 20
40703 1
40704 3
40801 11
40902 1
41001 3
50101 2
50112 1
60101 7
60102 5
60121 10
60122 23
60123 6
60201 20
60401 2
60402 2
60501 1
60502 2
60602 1
70201 1
70401 8
70402 7
70405 2
80201 1
80202 2
80304 3
90101 9
90102 10
90103 1
90501 2
90602 3
90604 10
90607 2
100101 14
100102 2
100103 6
100104 1
100202 12
100302 1
110301 1
110401 1
110402 1
110600 3
110801 3
120201 2
120302 1
130201 8
130400 8
130503 1
130602 2
131001 1
131102 1
131300 1
999996 13
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 10181
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2013
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
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2013.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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