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Scottish Health Survey 2012 - Volume 2 Technical Report

Technical report accompanying the release of the 2012 Scottish Health Survey

Table 1.5 Men in responding households, response to the stages of the survey by age

Men aged 16 and over in responding households 2012

Individual response	Age							Total
Individual response	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Interview
Interviewed	54	72	77	78	85	93	95	79
Not contacted/refused	46	28	23	22	15	7	5	21
Height
Measured	52	67	71	72	76	82	72	71
Refused	2	3	3	3	6	8	8	5
Measurement not attempted	0	2	3	3	3	3	13	3
Not contacted/not obtained^a	46	28	23	22	15	7	6	21
Weight
Measured	51	67	70	71	76	82	72	71
Refused	2	3	4	4	6	8	8	5
Measurement not attempted	1	2	3	3	3	3	13	4
Not contacted/not obtained^a	46	28	23	23	15	8	7	21
Biological module
Eligible for biological module	30	30	27	27	25	27	23	27
Of those eligible for biological module:
Completed interview	45	57	56	61	72	75	75	62
No interview	55	43	44	39	28	25	25	38
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Waist
Measured	45	56	53	59	68	75	73	61
Bio interview not complete^b	55	43	44	39	28	25	25	38
Refused/not obtained	0	1	3	1	5	0	2	2
Blood pressure
Measured	45	53	52	59	69	75	73	60
Bio interview not complete^b	55	43	44	39	28	25	25	38
Refused/not obtained	0	4	4	1	4	0	2	2
Saliva sample
Measured	44	49	48	58	63	72	71	57
Bio interview not complete^b	55	43	44	39	28	25	25	38
Refused/not obtained	1	7	8	3	9	3	4	5
Urine
Measured	39	46	42	55	58	69	65	53
Bio interview not complete^b	55	43	44	39	28	25	25	38
Refused/not obtained	6	11	14	6	14	5	9	9
Bases:
Men aged 16+ in responding households	315	316	448	524	429	416	236	2684
Men aged 16+ in responding households eligible for biological module	93	95	120	142	108	114	55	727

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

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