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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2014

Variable Details

VariableMedBI06
LabelDrug code of medicines prescribed by doctor
Responses
0 No 0
1 Yes 0
10102 6
10200 4
10301 4
10305 38
10402 1
10601 2
10602 7
10604 7
10605 1
20101 3
20201 18
20202 16
20203 2
20204 2
20400 17
20504 6
20551 41
20552 7
20601 17
20602 10
20603 4
20802 12
20900 20
21001 1
21201 60
21202 4
30100 1
30101 24
30102 3
30103 1
30200 10
30301 4
30302 1
30401 10
30700 1
30902 1
40101 2
40102 2
40201 1
40202 1
40203 1
40301 10
40303 15
40304 6
40400 1
40600 5
40701 43
40702 21
40703 2
40704 4
40801 14
40901 3
40903 1
50101 4
50103 2
50105 2
50109 1
50111 1
50113 1
50202 1
60101 7
60102 1
60105 4
60121 5
60122 13
60123 2
60201 15
60202 2
60302 1
60401 1
60402 5
60602 5
60701 1
70201 1
70302 2
70401 9
70402 3
70405 1
80105 2
80304 2
90101 9
90102 18
90501 2
90502 2
90503 1
90602 6
90604 13
100101 7
100103 7
100104 5
100202 7
100302 3
110301 2
110401 1
110600 6
110801 8
120201 6
120202 1
120203 1
130201 7
130400 2
130502 2
130503 2
130602 1
150200 1
-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 9368
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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