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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume 2: technical report

Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2017 and includes the survey questionnaire.

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Women aged 16 and over in responding households								2017
Individual response	Age							Total
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Interviewed
Interviewed	69	89	95	92	93	95	95	91
Not contacted/refused	31	11	5	8	7	5	5	9
Height
Measured	61	72	79	76	75	78	73	74
Refused	7	10	11	13	12	9	7	10
Measurement not attempted ^a	1	8	4	3	5	7	12	6
Measurement not obtained ^b	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Not contacted ^c	31	11	5	8	7	5	5	9
Weight
Measured	60	71	78	73	74	78	75	73
Refused	7	11	12	15	13	10	8	11
Measurement not attempted ^a	1	7	5	4	5	6	12	6
Measurement not obtained ^b	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Not contacted ^c	31	11	5	8	7	5	5	9
Of those eligible for biological module
Completed main interview	67	89	95	90	90	94	93	89
Completed bio module	51	71	69	70	74	72	73	69
Bio interview not complete ^c	49	29	31	30	26	28	27	31
Waist
2 valid measurements	49	66	61	65	70	68	67	65
Bio interview not complete ^c	49	29	31	30	26	28	27	31
Refused/not obtained	1	4	8	5	4	4	5	5
Blood pressure
3 valid measurements	48	65	63	63	67	70	67	64
Bio interview not complete ^c	49	29	31	30	26	28	27	31
Refused/not obtained	2	5	6	7	7	3	5	5
Saliva sample
Obtained	48	60	60	66	67	66	63	62
Bio interview not complete ^c	49	29	31	30	26	28	27	31
Refused/not obtained	2	11	9	4	7	7	10	7
Urine
Obtained	48	52	55	60	65	60	56	57
Bio interview not complete ^c	49	29	31	30	26	28	27	31
Refused/not obtained	2	19	15	10	9	12	16	12
Bases:
Women aged 16+ in responding households	230	322	342	396	413	359	250	2312
Women aged 16+ in responding households eligible for biological module	81	113	110	126	138	116	91	775

a e.g. because respondent is pregnant, too shaky on feet, too stooped (height), or too heavy (weight)

b Measurement attempted but not obtained

c Includes non-responders to interview

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