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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableStartSmk
LabelAge when started smoking (CAPI)
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
4 1
5 1
6 2
7 4
8 10
9 16
10 29
11 31
12 95
13 120
14 217
15 355
16 364
17 223
18 265
19 110
20 156
21 64
22 53
23 24
24 15
25 46
26 15
27 14
28 15
29 11
30 21
31 1
32 6
33 2
34 3
35 11
36 1
37 1
38 2
39 3
40 3
41 1
45 1
46 2
49 1
50 1
52 1
55 2
56 1
60 1
97 Never smoked regularly 8
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 7
-2 Schedule not applicable 1531
-1 Item not applicable 2551
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsIF 'Never smoked regularly', CODE 97.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2015.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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