age of first alcoholic drink
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Question asked in the latest wave:
scaalcohol_w5.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) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2) (Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone)
and if SCEVERDRNK = 1 (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 | 9147 | 20.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 14 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 102 | 0.23% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 31716 | 70.74% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.72 | 13121 | 1.0 | 97.0 | 3.6 | 31716 |
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