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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Food and You Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableQ4_34
LabelReasons for washing chopping board after using it to prepare raw meat, poultry or fish: To get rid of the mess
Question text After using a chopping board to prepare raw meat, poultry or fish people might wash the board before using it again for other foods or use a clean board. Why do you think they do this?
Responses
0 Not mentioned 2909
1 Mentioned 203
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 6
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFood and You Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsSPONTANEOUS - DO NOT READ OUT, 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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