Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey for Wales, 2012/13 and 2013/14: Combined Data

Variable Details

VariableHspPatType
LabelHospital - type of patient
Question text Was that as an outpatient, day patient or an inpatient? An outpatient is a patient at a hospital who is not admitted to a hospital bed. A day patient is admitted to a hospital bed but does not need an overnight stay. An inpatient stays at the hospital overnight stay.
Responses
-9 Don't know (SPONTANEOUS ONLY) 5
1 Outpatient 10361
2 Day patient 1099
3 Inpatient 1479
-99 Refused 1
-8 Question not applicable 16378
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey for Wales, 2012/13 and 2013/14: Combined Data
Interviewer InstructionsSINGLE CODE ONLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Respondents to the NSW surveys of 2012/13 and 2013/14.
SamplingCases drawn from the NSW 2012/13 and 2013/14 surveys. Stratified sampling used for the main NSW surveys - see documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study