Scottish Health Survey 2013 - volume 2: technical report

Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2013.

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Chapter 1: Table list

Table 1.1 Detailed fieldwork outcomes
Table 1.2 Main sample household response, by Health Board
Table 1.3 Child boost sample household response, by Health Board
Table 1.4 Summary of adults' individual response to the survey, by sex
Table 1.5 Men in responding households, response to the stages of the survey by age
Table 1.6 Women in responding households, response to the stages of the survey by age
Table 1.7 Summary of children's individual response to the survey, by sample type and sex
Table 1.8 Children in responding households, response to the stages of the survey by age and sex
Table 1.9 Age distribution of responding adult sample compared with 2012 mid-year population estimates for Scotland, by sex
Table 1.10 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for general health variables
Table 1.11 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for dental health variables
Table 1.12 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for alcohol variables
Table 1.13 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for cigarette smoking variables
Table 1.14 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for diet variables
Table 1.15 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for physical activity variables
Table 1.16 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for obesity variables
Table 1.17 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for long-term conditions variables

Table 1.1 Detailed fieldwork outcomes

2013

Fieldwork Outcome

Main sample and HB boost

Child boost

Sample

% issued

% eligible

Sample

% issued

% eligible

All eligible individuals interviewed

2530

45.9

51.4

604

14.6

72.2

Responding

3259

59.1

66.3

606

14.6

72.4

Refused

Sampling unit information refused

138

2.5

2.8

14

0.3

1.7

Office refusal

163

3.0

3.3

46

1.1

5.5

Refusal at introduction / before interview

820

14.9

16.7

117

2.8

14.0

Refusal during the interview

0

0.0

0.0

1

0.0

0.1

Broken appointment - no re-contact

99

1.8

2.0

13

0.3

1.6

Total refused

1220

22.1

24.8

191

4.6

22.8

Non-contact

No contact with anyone at the address

143

2.6

2.9

19

0.5

2.3

Contact made at address, but not with target respondent

22

0.4

0.4

3

0.1

0.4

Total non-contact

165

3.0

3.4

22

0.5

2.6

Other non-response

Ill at home during field period

32

0.6

0.7

0

0.0

0.0

Away or in hospital throughout field period

45

0.8

0.9

6

0.1

0.7

Physically or mentally unable/incompetent

88

1.6

1.8

0

0.0

0.0

Language barrier

29

0.5

0.6

6

0.1

0.7

Other non-response (not covered by categories above)

59

1.1

1.2

4

0.1

0.5

Total other non-response

253

4.6

5.1

16

0.4

1.9

Continued…

Table 1.1 - Continued

2013

Fieldwork Outcome

Main sample and HB boost

Child boost

Sample

% issued

% eligible

Sample

% issued

% eligible

Unknown eligibility

Not attempted

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Inaccessible

7

0.1%

1

0.0%

Unable to locate address

13

0.2%

5

0.1%

Other unknown eligibility

4

0.1%

2

0.0%

Total unknown eligibility

24

0.4%

8

0.2%

Estimated eligible addresses in set of unknown eligibility addresses

21

0.4%

0.4%

2

0.0%

0.2%

Total eligible addresses

4918

89.2%

100.0%

837

20.2%

100.0%

Not eligible

No children 0-15 in household

n/a

3087

74.4

Not yet built / under construction

4

0.1

2

0.0

Demolished / derelict

16

0.3

13

0.3

Vacant / empty

375

6.8

133

3.2

Non-residential

55

1.0

32

0.8

Address occupied, but no resident household

115

2.1

29

0.7

Communal establishment / institution

10

0.2

1

0.0

Other ineligible (details to be recorded)

15

0.3

7

0.2

Estimated ineligible addresses in set of unknown eligibility addresses

3

0.0

6

0.2

Total not eligible

593

10.8

3310

79.8

All issued addresses

5511

100.0

4147

100.0

Contact

Email: Julie Landsberg

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