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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018

Variable Details

VariableHPChlSF
LabelOn a Saturday, for a crying child with high temperature since yesterday, what would you do first? (if gave more than one response)
Question text And which one of those would you do first?
Responses
1 Call 999 for an ambulance 13
2 Go to the Accident and Emergency department 28
3 Contact a GP (for telephone advice or an appointment - inclu 92
4 Go to another NHS service e.g. walk-in centre, minor injury 59
5 Call 111 133
6 Deal with the problem myself 26
7 None of these 1
8 Don`t know 0
9 Refusal 0
-2 skip, version off route 973
-1 Item not applicable 2554
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018
Interviewer Instructions111 IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND PARTS OF WALES.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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