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Innovation Panel Variable

attempts

Number of prick attempts

Datafile

Variable note:

This variable is part of the "Biomarker and sample collection" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

bloodsample_ip12.attempts

Question label:

Number of prick attempts

Question universe:

if (GRIDVARIABLES.MODETYPE = 1 & ff_gridmodew12 = 4) & ((ANNUALEVENTHISTORY.PREGOUT 4 & FERTILITYHISTORY.PREGN 1) & ANNUALEVENTHISTORY.BRFED 3 & ANNUALEVENTHISTORY.BRFEDSTILL 1 & FERTILITYHISTORY.BREASTFEED 1) (Mode is face-to-face and respondent is assigned to a nurse AND respondent is not pregnant or currently breastfeeding)
and if CLOTA = 2 & CLOTB = 2 & FIT = 2 & MASTC = 2 & RENALD = 2 (Does not have a blood clotting disorder and is not on an anti-coagulant and has not had a fit in the past five years and has not had a mastectomy in the past year and is not on renal dialysis)
and if DBSWILL = 1 (Respondent consented to give dried blood spot sample)
and if DBSCONSC = 1 (Respondent signed consent form)
and if DBSSAMPTAK = 1 (Dried blood spot sample taken)

Question interviewer instructions:

HOW MANY TIMES WERE THE RESPONDENT’S THUMB(S) OR FINGER(S) PRICKED?

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8165674.83%
proxy-7512.3%
Once144219.97%
Twice2632.85%
Three or more310.05%
Total2213100.0%

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