Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

Variablealcstatus
Label(D) Drinking status summary - using filter variables
Responses
0 Non-drinker - don't know whether always or ex 2
1 Always non-drinker 540
2 Ex-drinker 843
3 CAPI occasional drinker/did not drink in last 12 months (not 501
4 YA SC did not drink in the 12 months (asked about last week) 1
5 Drank in the last 12 months and in the last week 4461
6 Drank in the last 12 months but not in the last week 1621
-7 Refused/dk at both sets of filter variables 0
-6 Young adult SC not returned 16
-5 Refused /dk at last week drinking filter variables 5
-4 Refused /dk at weekly drinking filter variables 14
-3 Partial interview 16
-2 Child 3164
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
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