Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2013

Variable Details

VariableNHSCan
LabelPermission to pass name to NHSCR/Cancer Registry/HES
Question text We would like to ask for your consent to link some of your NHS health records with your survey answers. To do this we would need to send your name, address and date of birth to the NHS Central Register. Please read this form, it explains more about what is involved.
Responses
1 Consent given 7038
2 Consent not given 1757
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2185
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsGIVE THE RESPONDENT THE GREEN CONSENT FORM (LINKING SURVEY ANSWERS TO OTHER INFORMATION)AND ALLOW THEM TIME TO READ THE INFORMATION.
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.