Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

VariableSalHow
LabelMethod used to obtain saliva sample
Responses
1 Dribbled into tube 397
2 Absorbent swab 5475
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 5108
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: Code the method used to obtain the saliva sample.
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.