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

VariableGWay
LabelCan I just check, did you take up cigarette smoking before or after you started using e-cigarettes?
Question text You said that you [used to] smoke cigarettes, and that you [currently use/used to use] an e-cigarette. Can I just check, did you take up cigarette smoking before, or after, you began using e-cigarettes? (1) Before (2) After (3) Neither, I began smoking cigarettes and using e-cigarettes at the same time (Spontaneous only)
Responses
1 Before 534
2 After 53
3 I began using e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes at the sam 5
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 7547
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
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.