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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018

Variable Details

Variableconfdoc
LabelHow confident are you in deciding when to see a doctor, or deal with the problem yourself, for an unexpected non-life threatening health problem? SC: B, C, D
Question text When you have an unexpected health problem that is not life threatening, how confident, if at all, would you say you are in deciding when you need to go to a doctor, and when you can look after a health problem yourself?
Responses
1 Very confident 993
2 Fairly confident 1130
3 Not very confident 66
4 Not at all confident 23
5 Never had an unexpected health problem 31
8 Can`t choose 44
9 Not answered 22
-2 skip, version off route 756
-1 skip, didn`t return SC questionnaire 814
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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