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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, 2017

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 Don't_want_to_stop_smoking 262
2 Think_I_should_stop,_but_don't_really_want_to 187
3 Want_to_stop_smoking_but_haven't_thought_about_when 98
4 Really_want_to_stop_smoking_but_don't_know_when_I_will 248
5 Want_to_stop_smoking_and_hope_to_soon 223
6 Really_want_to_stop_smoking_and_intend_to_in_next_3_months 64
7 Really_want_to_stop_smoking_and_intend_to_in_the_next_month 59
8 Don't_know 62
98 Refusal 4
Sysmiss 5915
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, 2017
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.
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