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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2014: Dementia Teaching Dataset

Variable Details

Variableriskhbp
LabelC8a. Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements......High blood pressure increases your chances of getting dementia
Question text I am now going to read out some statements. Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with each one. High blood pressure increases your chances of getting dementia.
Responses
1 Strongly agree 31
2 Agree 214
3 Neither agree nor disagree 224
4 Disagree 244
5 Strongly disagree 45
-999 Not answered/refused 3
-99 Don't know 450
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2014: Dementia Teaching Dataset
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2014.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; This teaching dataset was created as part of a single project.
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