Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Drinking Module, January - February, April - May, July - August and October - November, 2016

Variable Details

VariableDrinkAmt
LabelGoing to read out descriptions about amounts of alcohol people drink. Which one fits you best?
Question text I am going to read out a few descriptions about the amounts of alcohol that people drink. Please select which one fits you best. Would you say you... hardly drink at all, drink a little, drink a moderate amount, drink quite a lot, or drink heavily?
Responses
1 Hardly drink at all 1830
2 Drink a little 2035
3 Drink a moderate amount 2188
4 Drink quite a lot 400
5 Drink heavily? 35
8 Refusal 17
9 Don't Know 1
Sysmiss 1207
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, Drinking Module, January - February, April - May, July - August and October - November, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsRunning prompt
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.