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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018

Variable Details

VariableRelucAE
LabelMany people are reluctant to use Accident and Emergency department when they have an urgent health problem
Question text (How much do you agree or disagree?) Many people are reluctant to use A&E when they have an urgent health problem.
Responses
1 Agree strongly 166
2 Agree 1182
3 Neither agree nor disagree 648
4 Disagree 763
5 Disagree strongly 61
8 Don`t know 85
9 Refusal 1
-2 skip, version off route 973
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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