Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2014

Variable Details

VariableGenHelf
LabelSelf-assessed general health
Question text How is your health in general? Would you say it was... very good, good, fair, bad, very bad?
Responses
1 ...very good, 3819
2 good, 4080
3 fair, 1538
4 bad, or 466
5 very bad? 173
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 4
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2014
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.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles