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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2014

Variable Details

VariableMedBI05
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10101 2
10102 4
10200 8
10301 3
10305 67
10402 3
10601 3
10602 5
10604 5
10605 1
20101 5
20201 14
20202 7
20203 5
20204 1
20400 33
20502 2
20504 5
20505 1
20551 38
20552 28
20601 17
20602 29
20603 4
20801 2
20802 15
20900 32
21201 81
21202 5
30100 3
30101 35
30102 11
30103 1
30200 12
30301 4
30302 2
30401 7
30403 1
30700 4
30902 1
40101 8
40102 4
40201 1
40202 1
40203 1
40301 21
40302 1
40303 15
40304 4
40501 1
40600 11
40701 43
40702 27
40703 1
40704 2
40801 14
40901 2
40903 1
41001 1
41100 2
50101 6
50103 3
50105 1
50108 1
50112 1
50113 2
50201 1
50202 1
50401 1
60101 8
60102 2
60105 2
60106 1
60121 14
60122 22
60123 5
60201 22
60301 1
60302 1
60401 5
60402 6
60501 1
60502 1
60601 1
60602 7
60703 1
70201 2
70302 5
70401 8
70402 7
70405 3
80105 1
80202 1
80304 3
90101 4
90102 6
90202 1
90501 5
90602 4
90603 1
90604 18
90607 3
90801 1
100101 17
100102 4
100103 6
100104 6
100105 1
100122 1
100202 4
110301 1
110401 1
110402 2
110600 10
110801 8
120201 10
120202 1
130201 8
130300 1
130400 10
130503 1
130900 1
131001 1
131002 1
150200 1
999996 2
-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 9125
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: ENTER NAME OF DRUG NO. (1,2,3..etc.). ASK IF YOU CAN SEE THE CONTAINERS FOR ALL PRESCRIBED MEDICINES CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN.IF ASPIRIN, RECORD DOSAGE AS WELL AS NAME. Text: Maximum 30 characters
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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