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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableNBeer
LabelHow often drunk normal strength beer in past year (CAPI)
Question text I'd like to ask you first about normal strength beer or cider which has less than 6% alcohol. How often have you had a drink of normal strength BEER, LAGER, STOUT, CIDER or SHANDY (excluding cans and bottles of shandy) during the last 12 months? (NORMAL = less than 6% Alcohol by volume).
Responses
1 Almost every day 92
2 Five or six days a week 38
3 Three or four days a week 195
4 Once or twice a week 739
5 Once or twice a month 548
6 Once every couple of months 374
7 Once or twice a year 376
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 1419
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 1810
-1 Item not applicable 735
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J1. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER BEER ETC. DRUNK IS STRONG OR NORMAL, INCLUDE HERE AS NORMAL.
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 2014.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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