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

VariableEcgRegu
LabelTo what extent do you feel that e-cigarettes should be regulated?
Question text To what extent do you feel that the sale and use of e-cigarettes should be regulated? (1) They should not be regulated at all (2) There should just be an age restriction on the purchase of e-cigarettes (3) There should just be a ban on the use of e-cigarettes in enclosed public places (4) There should be an age restriction on the purchase of e-cigarettes and a ban on using them in enclosed public places (5) There is not enough evidence for me to decide how they should be regulated (Spontaneous only)
Responses
1 They_should_not_be_regulated_at_all 139
2 There_should_just_be_an_age_restriction_on_the_purchase_of_e 425
3 There_should_just_be_a_ban_on_the_use_of_e-cigarettes_in_enc 162
4 There_should_be_an_age_restriction_on_the_purchase_of_e-ciga 736
5 There_should_be_a_full_ban_on_the_sale_and_use_of_e-cigarett 98
6 There_is_not_enough_evidence_for_me_to_decide 128
8 Refusal 9
9 Don't_Know 22
Sysmiss 5403
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.