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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Food and You Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableCkRes
LabelOver a typical week, which of these best describes the level of responsibility you have for preparing and cooking food in your household?
Question text Over a typical week, which of these best describes the level of responsibility you have for preparing and cooking food in your household? 1. Responsible for all or most of the preparing/cooking of food 2. Responsible for about half of the preparing/cooking of food 3. Responsible for less than half of the preparing/cooking of food 4. Not responsible for any of the preparing/cooking of food 5. Each person is responsible for preparing/cooking their own food
Responses
1 Responsible for all or most of the preparing/cooking of food 1931
2 Responsible for about half of the preparing/cooking of food 441
3 Responsible for less than half of the preparing/cooking of f 438
4 Not responsible for any of the preparing/cooking of food 273
5 Each person is responsible for preparing/cooking their own f 35
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFood and You Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD B1 THIS IS ONLY ABOUT PREPARING AND COOKING FOOD, WE WILL BE ASKING ABOUT SHOPPING FOR FOOD SEPARATELY LATER ON.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 years and over, resident in the UK.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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