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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2014

Variable Details

VariableDiscFr
LabelIn general, how comfortable would you feel talking to a friend or family member about your mental health
Question text In general, how comfortable would you feel talking to a friend or family member about your mental health, for example telling them you have a mental health diagnosis and how it affects you?
Responses
1 Very uncomfortable 245
2 Moderately uncomfortable 127
3 Slightly uncomfortable 140
4 Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable 68
5 Fairly comfortable 247
6 Moderately comfortable 155
7 Very comfortable 527
8 (Spontaneous) Don t know 30
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 8541
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD B2
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 2014.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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