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Scottish Health Survey 2018 - volume 2: technical report
Information on methodology and fieldwork, including details of sampling, weighting, response rates, the survey questionnaire and other fieldwork documents.
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Table 1.8 Children in responding households, response to the stages of the survey, by age and sex
| Eligible boys and girls in responding households | 2018 | |||||
| Individual response | Age | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 7-10 | 11-15 | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | ||||||
| Interviewed (0 to 15) | 99 | 98 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 95 |
| Not contacted/refused | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Height (2-15) | ||||||
| Measured | n/a | 72 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 74 |
| Refused | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
| Measurement not attempteda | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |
| Measurement not obtainedb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not contactedc | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| Weight (2-15) | ||||||
| Measured | n/a | 72 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 73 |
| Refused | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
| Measurement not attempteda | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
| Measurement not obtainedb | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not contactedc | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| Girls | ||||||
| Interviewed (0 to 15) | 99 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 95 |
| Not contacted/refused | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Height (2-15) | ||||||
| Measured | n/a | 71 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Refused | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
| Measurement not attempteda | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Measurement not obtainedb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not contactedc | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| Weight (2-15) | ||||||
| Measured | n/a | 73 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 75 |
| Refused | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
| Measurement not attempteda | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Measurement not obtainedb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not contactedc | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| Bases: | ||||||
| All eligible boys in co-operating households | 126 | 223 | 131 | 296 | 337 | 1113 |
| All eligible boys aged 2-15 in co-operating households | 223 | 131 | 296 | 337 | 987 | |
| All eligible girls in co-operating households | 134 | 202 | 129 | 242 | 267 | 974 |
| All eligible girls aged 2-15 in co-operating households | 202 | 129 | 242 | 267 | 840 | |
a e.g. because child chairbound or will not stand still.
b Measurement attempted but not obtained.
c Includes non-responders to interview.
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