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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variableqsmoking_smo_51
LabelN5. Why did you first smoke a cigarette?
Responses
1 My friends smoke 37
2 My parents/siblings smoke 1
3 My friends encouraged me to smoke 7
4 I did it for a dare/bet 1
5 Liking a particular tobacco packaging branding 2
6 Seeing smoking on television or in films 0
7 I had easy access to cigarettes 13
8 Made me feel cool/grown up 4
9 Other (Please say other reason) 9
10 None of these 14
98 Refusal 0
99 DontKnow 6
Sysmiss 6737
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2016
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