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Universe
Location of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2016.
Sampling
Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study Type
Repeated cross-sectional study
The survey is conducted annually.