The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 3: technical report

Annual Report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Technical Report.

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Table 1.10 Age distribution of responding adult sample compared with 2011 mid-year population estimates for Scotland, by sex

Responding adults aged 16 and over 2011

Age Health survey responding adult sample
At interview At nurse visita Providing blood sample Mid-2011 population estimatesb
% % % %
Men
16-24 9 8 8 15
25-34 12 9 8 17
35-44 16 16 19 16
45-54 18 19 19 18
55-64 18 19 20 16
65-74 16 17 17 11
75+ 10 12 9 7
All men 43 44 46 48
Women
16-24 9 7 5 13
25-34 13 11 11 15
35-44 17 18 19 17
45-54 19 21 20 18
55-64 17 16 17 15
65-74 14 15 16 11
75+ 11 12 11 10
All women 57 56 54 52
Bases:
Men 3281 424 333 2036
Women 4263 548 392 2210

a Only a sub-sample of adults in the main sample were eligible to take part in the Stage 2 nurse visit. There was no Stage 2 nurse visit for the Health Board boost sample.
b 2011 private household population for Scotland (Source: GRO Scotland). Base shown in thousands.

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