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The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 3: technical report
Annual Report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Technical Report.
Table 1.10 Age distribution of responding adult sample compared with 2011 mid-year population estimates for Scotland, by sex
Responding adults aged 16 and over 2011
| Age | Health survey responding adult sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At interview | At nurse visita | Providing blood sample | Mid-2011 population estimatesb | |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||
| 16-24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| 25-34 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 35-44 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| 75+ | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| All men | 43 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
| Women | ||||
| 16-24 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 25-34 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
| 45-54 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| 65-74 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 |
| 75+ | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| All women | 57 | 56 | 54 | 52 |
| Bases: | ||||
| Men | 3281 | 424 | 333 | 2036 |
| Women | 4263 | 548 | 392 | 2210 |
a Only a sub-sample of adults in the main sample were eligible to take part in the Stage 2 nurse visit. There was no Stage 2 nurse visit for the Health Board boost sample.
b 2011 private household population for Scotland (Source: GRO Scotland). Base shown in thousands.
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