Alcohol Amount Consumption

Alcohol consumption amount. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script. 1 unit = 8g ethanol. Calculation: (Beer + Wine + Spirits+ Fort Wine)/7

Units/Day

Real

Alcohol Consumption Frequency

Alcohol consumption frequency. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script. WARNING: CODE DEFINITION (NOT CODES) WRONG IN EARLIER RELEASES.

Categorical

Alcohol History / Status

Current Alcohol Consumption History / Status. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script. If units of beer/wine/spirits and/or fortified wine = >0 then this is automatically adjusted to

Categorical

Status Drinks beer

Current Beer Drinking Status. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script.

Categorical

Status Drinks fortified wines

Current Fortified Wine Drinking Status e.g.sherry. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script.

Categorical

Smoking Amount in cigarettes

Current Smoking Amount in cigarette equivalents. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script. Rules: 1 cigarette = 1.25 g. 1 cheroot = 2 cigarettes 1 cigar = 3 cigarettes. Calculation: CIGARETTES + CHEROOTS*2 + CIGARS*3

Count/Day

Integer

Smoking Amount in grams

Retired in R8. Current Smoking Amount in grams equivalents either cigarettes pipes or cigars. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script. Rules: 1 cigarette = 1.25 g. 1 cheroot = 2 cigarettes 1 cigar = 3 cigarettes. Calculation: CIGARETTES*1.25 + CHEROOTS*2*1.25 + CIGARS*3*1.25 + TOBACCO/7. This variable has now been replaced with gq_sm_DER and has not been updated post R7.

Real

Smoking Duration

Retired in R8. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script. Current number of Years of Smoking. Blank if not calculated. Has been replaced by gq_sm_dur_DER.

Years

Integer

Smoking History / Status

Current Smoking Consumption History / Status. Data derived by DM team from GenQ Qs on smoking as follows: for GQVersion1 code 1 applies to (ever smoke (ES) - other and smokes daily(D) - no and occasionally(O) - no); code 2 to (ES - yes and D - no and O - no); code 3 to (ES - yes and D -other and O - other); code 4 to either (ES - yes and (D - yes or O - yes) or (ES - no and (D - yes or O - yes); code 9 to (ES - no and (D - yes or O - yes). For GQversion 2 3 and 4 code 1 applies to (ES - other and current (C) - no); code 2 to (ES - yes and C- no); code 3 to (ES - yes and C - other); code 4 to either (ES - yes and C - yes) or (ES - other and C - yes); code 9 to either (ES - no and C - other) or (ES - other and C - other). If number of cigarettes/ cheroots/ cigars and/ or tobacco >0 then this category gets adjusted automatically. The data in this variable is slightly different from data in gq_sm_DER since different definitions for the answers have been applied.

Categorical

Smoking Type

Predominant smoking type(s). Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script.

Categorical

Smoking Years Stopped

Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script. Current number of Years Stopped Smoking. Blank if not calculated.

Years

Integer

Status Drinks spirits

Current Spirits Drinking Status. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script.

Categorical

Status Drinks wine

Current Wine Drinking Status. Derived from GenQ Qs by DM team JAVA script.

Categorical