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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Food and You Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableHealthyF
LabelI/We couldn't afford to eat balanced meals.' Was that often true, sometimes true, or never true for you/your household in the last 12 months?
Question text (I/we) couldn't afford to eat balanced meals. Was that often, sometimes, or never true for (you/your household) in the last 12 months?
Responses
1 Often true 70
2 Sometimes true 275
3 Never true 2772
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 1
-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 D1
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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