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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018

Variable Details

VariableHLit6
LabelHow difficult or easy for you to read and understand written health information SC: B, C, D
Question text We want to learn about how you find, understand and use health information, and how you manage your health and interact with doctors and other healthcare providers. In this part of the questionnaire, the term healthcare providers means doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dieticians and any other health worker you seek advice or treatment from. Please indicate how difficult or easy the following tasks are for you now. Read and understand written health information.
Responses
1 Cannot do or always difficult 30
2 Usually difficult 65
3 Sometimes difficult 308
4 Usually easy 1301
5 Always easy 560
9 Not answered 45
-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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