Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableNBeer
LabelHow often drunk normal strength beer in past year (CAPI)
Question text I'd like to ask you first about normal strength beer or cider which has less than 6% alcohol. How often have you had a drink of normal strength BEER, LAGER, STOUT, CIDER or SHANDY (excluding cans and bottles of shandy) during the last 12 months? (NORMAL = less than 6% Alcohol by volume).
Responses
1 Almost every day 79
2 Five or six days a week 31
3 Three or four days a week 134
4 Once or twice a week 565
5 Once or twice a month 427
6 Once every couple of months 275
7 Once or twice a year 292
8 Not at all in the last 12 months 1172
-9 Refusal 1
-8 Don't know 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 1679
-1 Item not applicable 642
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J1. IF RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER BEER ETC. DRUNK IS STRONG OR NORMAL, INCLUDE HERE AS NORMAL.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2017.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study