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Mainstage Variable

hlsv

health and welfare services

Datafile

Index term

Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
hlsv1 Health visitor, district nurse indresp
hlsv2 Home-help indresp
hlsv3 Meals on wheels indresp
hlsv4 Social worker or welfare officer indresp
hlsv5 Chiropodist indresp
hlsv6 Alternative medical practitioner (e.g. homeopath, osteopath) indresp
hlsv7 Psychotherapist (including psychiatrist or analyst) indresp
hlsv8 Speech therapist or occupational therapist indresp
hlsv9 Physiotherapist indresp
hlsv10 Hospital consultant/outpatients indresp
hlsv11 Family planning clinic indresp
hlsv96 None of these indresp
hlsv97 Any other health or welfare services? indresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

healthserviceuselong_w12.hlsv

Question label:

health and welfare services

Question text:

Here is a list of some health and welfare services. Which of these services have you yourself made any use of in the last 12 months?

Question interviewer instructions:

CODE ALL THAT APPLY, PROMPT FOR `Any Others?’

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

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