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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 2: technical report
Details of the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2015.
Table 1.7 Summary of children's individual response to the survey, by sample type and sex
| Eligible child sample aged 0-15 ('set' sample of children) a | 2015 | |||||
| Individual response | Boys | Girls | All children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Main sample | ||||||
| Interviewed | 343 | 58 | 340 | 57 | 683 | 58 |
| Eligible non-responders: b | ||||||
| In responding households | 29 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 53 | 4 |
| In non-responding households | 215 | 37 | 235 | 39 | 449 | 38 |
| Measurements obtained: | ||||||
| Height c | 221 | 38 | 203 | 34 | 424 | 36 |
| Weight c | 223 | 38 | 203 | 34 | 426 | 36 |
| Child boost sample | ||||||
| Interviewed | 393 | 63 | 345 | 66 | 738 | 64 |
| Eligible non-responders: b | ||||||
| In responding households | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In non-responding households | 230 | 37 | 177 | 34 | 408 | 36 |
| Measurements obtained: | ||||||
| Height c | 294 | 47 | 265 | 51 | 559 | 49 |
| Weight c | 295 | 47 | 259 | 50 | 554 | 48 |
| All children | ||||||
| Interviewed | 736 | 61 | 685 | 61 | 1421 | 61 |
| Eligible non-responders: b | ||||||
| In responding households | 29 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 53 | 2 |
| In non-responding households | 445 | 37 | 412 | 37 | 857 | 37 |
| Measurements obtained: | ||||||
| Height c | 515 | 43 | 468 | 42 | 983 | 42 |
| Weight c | 518 | 43 | 462 | 41 | 980 | 42 |
| Base: set sample | ||||||
| Main sample | 587 | 599 | 1185 | |||
| Child boost | 623 | 522 | 1146 | |||
| All children | 1210 | 1121 | 2331 | |||
a For the method of estimating the child 'set' sample, see Section 1.6.4. Estimated bases have been rounded
b Only 2 children per household were eligible for interview so if more than 2 children were in the household the additional ones were not interviewed
c Height and weight measurements were only taken from children aged 2+. As the set sample is based on children aged 0 to 15 the figures shown will underestimate the height and weight response rates
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