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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey: Emergency Care Module, 2018

Variable Details

VariableDocSA
LabelFor unexpected non-life threatening health problem… Once I’ve made a decision to get help I want to see a doctor straight away
Question text Still imagining that you have an unexpected health problem that is not life threatening. You have decided that you need to get help quickly from a health service. For each of the following statements please say how much you agree or disagree. Once I've made a decision to get help I want to see a doctor straight away
Responses
1 Agree strongly 629
2 Agree 1525
3 Neither agree nor disagree 382
4 Disagree 320
5 Disagree strongly 32
8 Don`t know 17
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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