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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Food and You Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableCkFreq
LabelHow often do you cook or prepare food for yourself, or others?
Question text How often do you cook or prepare food for yourself, or others?
Responses
1 At least once a day 2071
2 5-6 times a week 253
3 3-4 times a week 294
4 Once or twice a week 256
5 Once a fortnight 38
6 Once a month 32
7 Less than once a month 43
8 Never 113
9 It varies too much to say 18
-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 B3
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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