AGE OF FIRST ALCOHOLIC DRINK
Datafile
Variable note:
Not asked of some respondents (identified by variable E_CASIFLAGER E_SCFLAGIP5) due to a programming error which meant that some respondents were not asked part of the self-completion questions
Question asked in the latest wave:
scaalcohol_ip5.scage1drnk
Question label:
Age of first alcoholic drink
Question text:
How old were you the first time you had an alcoholic drink, that is, a whole drink not just a sip? Do not include non-alcoholic or low alcohol drinks but do include shandy.
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 3 & ff_casiw5 = 1) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion and CASI experimental treatment OR mode is web)
and if SCEVERDRNK = 1 (If ever had an alcoholic drink)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 684 | 31.93% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.14% |
| don't know | -1 | 20 | 0.93% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 1288 | 60.13% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.48 | 854 | 1.0 | 45.0 | 3.16 | 1288 |



