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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableStartSmk
LabelAge when started smoking (CAPI)
Question text How old were you when you started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Responses
7 2
8 4
9 7
10 14
11 29
12 65
13 80
14 158
15 279
16 263
17 170
18 196
19 81
20 95
21 43
22 44
23 20
24 17
25 28
26 7
27 10
28 8
29 2
30 11
32 4
33 4
34 5
35 6
36 2
37 3
40 4
41 1
42 2
45 2
47 2
49 1
59 1
60 1
66 1
69 1
97 Never smoked regularly 3
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 4
-2 Schedule not applicable 1679
-1 Not applicable 1941
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsIF 'Never smoked regularly', CODE 97.
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
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