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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Food and You Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableEatOut1
LabelHave you done any of the following in the last month?: Eaten in a restaurant
Question text I'm now going to move on to talk about eating out. Have you done any of the following things in the last month)? 1 Eaten in a restaurant 2 Eaten takeaway food from a restaurant or takeaway outlet 3 Eaten in a fast food restaurant 4 Got food to take away from a fast food restaurant 5 Eaten in a pub/ bar/ nightclub 6 Eaten in a café or coffee shop 7 Bought food or drink from a café, coffee shop or sandwich bar to take away 8 Eaten food from a canteen (e.g. at work, school, university, or hospital) 9 Eaten in a hotel, B&B or guesthouse 10 Eaten food from a mobile food van or stall 11 None of these
Responses
0 Not mentioned 1152
1 Mentioned 1966
-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 B10 CODE ALL THAT APPLY
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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