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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 1.9 Children in co-operating households, response to the stages of the survey, by age and sex

Eligible boys and girls aged 0-15 in co-operating households 2011

Individual response	Age					Total
	0-1	2-4	5-6	7-10	11-15	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Boys
Interviewed (0-15)
Interviewed	97	96	98	92	80	90
Not contacted/refused	3	4	2	8	20	10
Height (2-15)
Measured	n/a	69	75	70	65	69
Refused		7	8	5	5	6
Measurement not attempted		18	15	16	9	14
Not contacted/not obtained^a		7	2	9	21	12
Weight (2-15)
Measured	n/a	69	75	71	65	69
Refused		7	9	5	5	6
Measurement not attempted		19	14	15	9	13
Not contacted/not obtained		5	3	9	21	12
Girls
Interviewed (0-15)
Interviewed	93	97	96	94	82	91
Not contacted/refused	7	3	4	6	18	9
Height (2-15)
Measured	n/a	72	76	74	63	70
Refused		9	9	4	10	8
Measurement not attempted		13	11	15	8	12
Not contacted/not obtained		6	4	6	18	10
Weight (2-15)
Measured	n/a	74	77	74	61	70
Refused		9	10	5	12	9
Measurement not attempted		13	7	14	8	11
Not contacted/not obtained		4	6	6	19	10
Bases:
All eligible boys in co-operating households	145	214	152	235	359	1105
All eligible boys aged 0-1 in co-operating households	145					145
All eligible boys aged 2-15 in co-operating households		214	152	235	359	960
All eligible girls in co-operating households	163	221	124	233	348	1089
All eligible girls aged 0-1 in co-operating households	163					163
All eligible girls aged 2-15 in co-operating households		221	124	233	348	926

a Includes non-responders to interview as well as those refusing measurements.

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