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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 2: technical report
Information on the methodology and fieldwork, including the survey questionnaire.
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Table 1.9: Age distribution of responding adult sample compared with 2015 mid-year population estimates for Scotland, by sex
| Responding adults | 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Health survey responding adult sample | ||
| At interview | Biological module a | Mid-2015 population estimate b | |
| % | % | % | |
| Men | |||
| 16 to 24 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| 25 to 34 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
| 35 to 44 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 45 to 54 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
| 55 to 64 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| 65 to 74 | 18 | 19 | 12 |
| 75 plus | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| All men | 44 | 43 | 48 |
| Women | |||
| 16 to 24 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| 25 to 34 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| 35 to 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| 45 to 54 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| 55 to 64 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| 65 to 74 | 16 | 18 | 13 |
| 75 plus | 12 | 9 | 11 |
| All women | 56 | 57 | 52 |
| Bases: | |||
| Men | 1894 | 418 | 2094 |
| Women | 2429 | 550 | 2264 |
a Only a sub-sample of adults were eligible to take part in the biological module. There was no biological module for the Health Board boost sample
b 2015 private household population for Scotland (Source: National Records of Scotland), base shown in thousands
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