Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children in Scotland, 2011

References and endnotes

1. Estimated intake method recorded as served and left over.

2. HMRC supplied a sample of names, addresses of CB claimants under Paragraph 9, Schedule 5, Tax Credits Act 2002 which gives authority to supply information to other Departments for the purposes of provision of information for health purposes. CB records were used as a sampling frame and selected sample supplied to DH for the purpose of DNSIYC. The sample transfer between HMRC and DH was in line with Government security standards and with the agreement of the HMRC Data Guardian from the business area from which data is sourced. Data transfer was in adherence to the strict data transfer rules, and with the correct legal gateways in place

3. Details on the Healthy Start boost sample can be found in Chapter 6 and in Annexe A of the main UK report.

4. A congenital abnormality that affects feeding is defined as a physical defect that was present at birth which is likely to impair feeding or growth.