Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Tobacco Consumption and E-Cigarettes Modules, January - February, April - May, July - August and October - November, 2015

Variable Details

VariableQuitCig
LabelWould you like to give up smoking altogether?
Question text Would you like to give up smoking altogether? (1) I don’t want to stop smoking (2) I think I should stop smoking, but don’t really want to (3) I want to stop smoking but haven’t thought about when (4) I really want to stop smoking but don’t know when I will (5) I want to stop smoking and hope to soon (6) I really want to stop smoking and intend to in the next three months (7) I really want to stop smoking and intend to in the next month (8) Don’t know
Responses
1 I don't want to stop smoking 223
2 I think I should stop smoking, but don't really want to 180
3 I want to stop smoking but haven't thought about when 98
4 I really want to stop smoking but I don't know when I will 204
5 I want to stop smoking and hope to soon 212
6 I really want to stop smoking and intend to in the next 3 mo 86
7 I really want to stop smoking and intend to in the next mont 47
8 Don't know 55
98 Refusal 6
Sysmiss 7028
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Tobacco Consumption and E-Cigarettes Modules, January - February, April - May, July - August and October - November, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsUses showcard TOB2 if IntroSelf <> 1
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter. From April 2014, reverted back to eight cycles per year.