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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Food and You Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableQ3_1
LabelThinking about food/grocery shopping, over a typical week, which of these best describes the level of responsibility you have for the shopping in your household?
Question text THINKING ABOUT FOOD/GROCERY SHOPPING, OVER A TYPICAL WEEK, WHICH OF THESE BEST DESCRIBES THE LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY YOU HAVE FOR THE SHOPPING (TEXTFILL IF HH>1: IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD)? 1 Responsible for all or most of the food/grocery shopping 2 Responsible for about half of the food/grocery shopping 3 Responsible for less than half of the food/grocery shopping 4 Not responsible for any of the food/grocery shopping 5 Each person is responsible for their own food/grocery shopping
Responses
1 Responsible for all or most of the food/grocery shopping 1944
2 Responsible for about half of the food/grocery shopping 523
3 Responsible for less than half of the food/grocery shopping 294
4 Not responsible for any of the food/grocery shopping 333
5 Each person is responsible for their own food/grocery shoppi 24
-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 C1 SINGLE CODE
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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