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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Food and You Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableSafeMeat1
Label(D) Q4_18 How it looks (e.g. mould)
Question text For each of the following foods, please say how you can tell whether it is safe to eat or use in cooking? Raw meat like beef, lamb, pork or poultry Milk and yoghurt Cheese Eggs Fish, excluding shellfish
Responses
0 No how it looks (e.g. mould) 2225
1 How it looks (e.g. mould) 874
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 19
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFood and You Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsSPONTANEOUS - DO NOT READ OUT, CODE ALL THAT APPLY IF RESPONDENT SAYS "DATE" PROBE "WHICH KIND OF DATE" code as not applicable if participant doesn't eat/prepare that particular food
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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