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Scottish Health Survey 2013 - volume 2: technical report

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

Table 1.8 Children in responding households, response to the stages of the survey by age and sex

Individual response	Age					Total
Eligible boys and girls in responding households						2013
	0-1	2-4	5-6	7-10	11-15	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Boys
Interviewed (0 to 15)	100	99	99	96	88	96
Not contacted/refused	0	1	1	4	12	4
Height (2-15)
Measured	n/a	83	77	80	80	80
Refused		4	5	4	3	4
Measurement not attempted		9	16	13	5	10
Not contacted/not obtained^a		4	3	4	12	6
Weight (2-15)
Measured	n/a	83	76	80	80	80
Refused		3	5	4	4	4
Measurement not attempted		9	17	12	4	9
Not contacted/not obtained^a		5	3	5	12	7
Girls
Interviewed (0 to 15)	99	100	98	97	90	96
Not contacted/refused	1	0	2	3	10	4
Height (2-15)
Measured	n/a	82	77	82	80	81
Refused		4	8	5	5	5
Measurement not attempted		13	12	10	4	9
Not contacted/not obtained^a		1	3	3	11	5
Weight (2-15)
Measured	n/a	81	78	83	78	80
Refused		4	8	6	7	6
Measurement not attempted		11	12	8	5	8
Not contacted/not obtained^a		4	3	4	11	6
Bases:
All eligible boys in co-operating households	129	214	120	256	276	995
All eligible boys aged 2-15 in co-operating households		214	120	256	276	995
All eligible girls in co-operating households	129	208	118	225	246	926
All eligible girls aged 2-15 in co-operating households		208	118	225	246	926

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

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