Adult lifestyles – additional variables, 2020-21 onwards

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Measure1

Year

Variable

Variable 1

2020-21 quarter 4 Jan-March 2021

2020-21

May 2020-March 2021, questions only asked for smoking

2021-22

2022-23

Smoking & e-cigarette use

Smoker

Ex-smoker

Never smoked

Smoke daily

E-cigarette user

Use e-cigarette daily

Ever tried e-cigarette

Current e-cigarette user who is smoker

Current e-cigarette user who is ex-smoker

Current e-cigarette user who has never smoked

Current smoker who currently uses e-cigarette

Ex smoker who currently uses e-cigarette

Has never smoked and currently uses e-cigarette

Used e-cigarette before tobacco (of those who have ever used both)

Tried to give up smoking (in last 3 months)

Stopped smoking less than 1 month ago

Stopped smoking 1 month-1 year ago

Stopped smoking more than 1 year ago

Smoked the same as usual in last 3 months

Smoked more than usual in last 3 months

Smoked less than usual in last 3 months

Alcohol

Average weekly alcohol consumption - none

Average weekly alcohol consumption - some, up to 14 units (moderate drinkers)

Average weekly alcohol consumption - hazardous (over 14 units, up to 50 (m) / 35 (f))

Average weekly alcohol consumption - harmful (over 50 (m) / 35 (f) units)

Average weekly alcohol consumption - above 14 units (over guidelines)

Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - drinkers only mean not %

515

489

508

Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - moderate drinkers mean not %

207

211

200

Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - hazardous drinkers mean not %

1,248

1,277

1,280

Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - harmful drinkers mean not %

3,949

3,922

3,744

Drank almost every day (in past 12 months)

Drank 5-6 days a week (in past 12 months)

Drank 3-4 days a week (in past 12 months)

Drank once or twice a week (in past 12 months)

Drank once or twice a month (in past 12 months)

Drank once every couple of months (in past 12 months)

Drank once or twice a year (in past 12 months)

Did not drink at all (in past 12 months)

Fruit & vegetables

Ate no fruit & veg the previous day

Ate some but less than 5 portions fruit & veg the previous day

Ate at least 5 portions fruit & veg the previous day

Physical activity

Active less than 30 minutes in previous week

Active 30-149 minutes in previous week

Active at least 150 minutes in previous week

Body mass index

BMI under 18.5 (underweight)

BMI 18.5 - under 25 (healthy weight)

BMI 25 - under 30 (overweight but not obese)

BMI 30 - under40 (obese but not morbidly obese)

BMI 40+ (morbidly obese)

BMI 25+ (overweight or obese)

BMI 30+ (obese)

Mean height (cm) mean not %

170

Mean weight (kg) mean not %

Combined healthy lifestyles

Fewer than 2 healthy behaviours

2 or more healthy behaviours

0 healthy behaviours

1 healthy behaviours

2 healthy behaviours

3 healthy behaviours

4 healthy behaviours

5 healthy behaviours

Mean number of healthy behaviours mean not %

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Title

National Survey for Wales – adult lifestyle additional variables

Last update

July 2023

Next update

2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

National Survey for Wales, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

National Survey for Wales; National Survey; Future Generations; National Indicators; Well-being; Health; Lifestyle

General description

Information on health related lifestyle among adults in Wales - additional variables.

Data collection and calculation

Information is collected via the National Survey for Wales. Based on a sample survey. Sample sizes for some groups are relatively small, and the results should be treated with caution. 95% confidence intervals and sample sizes are also shown to give an indication of the precision of results. The National Survey 2020-21 was adapted due to the coronavirus pandemic, and results from 2020-21 onwards should not be compared with results from previous editions of the National Survey for Wales. See weblinks.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data is shown from 2020-21 onwards

Users, uses and context

See weblinks.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

See weblinks.

Weblinks

National Survey for Wales:
https://gov.wales/national-survey-wales
Revisions, errors and postponements
https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research-statement-revisions-errors-and-postponements
Well-being of Wales:
https://gov.wales/wellbeing-wales

Statistical quality

See weblinks.

Name

hlth5073