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Table 1 Results not affected by survey mode

From: The effect of mode and context on survey results: Analysis of data from the Health Survey for England 2006 and the Boost Survey for London

 

WOMEN

MEN

 

Core

Boost

Core

Boost

 

%

%

%

%

Longstanding illness (%)

    

None

69

67

72

70

Non-limiting

13

11

11

12

Limiting

19

21

17

19

p

 

0.23

 

0.53

N

833

2676

736

2174

Smoking status (%)

    

Current smoker

19

19

25

25

Ex-smoker

23

22

28

25

Never smoked

58

60

47

50

p

 

0.57

 

0.28

N

827

2680

728

2142

No. of smokers in household

    

None

76

77

76

76

One

16

15

16

16

Two

7

8

8

9

p

 

0.75

 

0.93

N

833

2736

783

2206

Frequency of alcohol use in past 12 months

    

Almost every day

9

6

15

14

5-6 d pw

4

4

8

7

3-4 d pw

11

13

16

16

Once or twice a week

21

22

27

25

Once or twice a month

12

12

10

11

Once every couple of months

9

9

3

6

Once or twice a year

8

10

5

5

Not at all/non-drinker

26

24

16

16

p

 

0.19

 

0.43

N

731

2297

644

1918

Whether drank in the last 7 days a

    

Yes

68

66

80

78

No

32

34

20

22

p

 

0.33

 

0.29

N

535

1814

539

1635

  1. a Excluding those who did not drink in the last 12 months