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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

What About YOUth? Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableDrgAge
LabelHow old when first tried drugs (other than cannabis)
Responses
-90 Inconsistent (has sibling but recorded 0 as number) 0
6 4-6 years 14
7 8
8 9
9 9
10 17
11 27
12 61
13 234
14 869
15 15 (or 16) years 1631
-99 Left blank 67
-98 Not answered due to routing 117118
-97 Incorrectly multicoded 0
-96 Impossible age recorded 21
-95 Multi-coded but have tried smoking 0
-94 Multi-coded but have tried e-cigarettes 0
-93 Multi-coded but have tried other tobacco products 0
-92 Answer less than minimum age (four) 30
-91 Impossible value recorded 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWhat About YOUth? Survey, 2014
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