Publication - Research and analysis

The Scottish Health Survey 2008

Published: 29 September 2009
ISBN: 9780755981076

Table 1.5 Women in co-operating households, response to the stages of the survey, by age

Women aged 16 or over in co-operating households
2008

Individual response	Age							Total
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 +	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Interviewed
Interviewed	74	93	94	94	95	98	98	93
Not contacted/refused	26	7	6	6	5	2	2	7
Height
Measured	67	85	85	84	84	85	73	81
Refused	4	5	6	6	6	7	8	6
Measurement not attempted	2	3	3	3	3	4	15	4
Not contacted/not obtained ^a	26	7	6	7	6	4	4	8
Weight
Measured	62	77	81	82	81	84	72	78
Refused	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	7
Measurement not attempted	6	10	6	4	5	4	15	7
Not contacted/not obtained	26	8	7	7	6	4	4	8
Nurse Visit
Eligible for nurse visit	31	27	30	28	29	28	32	29
Of those eligible for nurse visit
Co-operated with nurse visit	43	47	57	57	58	63	53	55
Not interviewed	40	32	28	30	29	27	40	32
Refused/no contact at nurse visit	17	21	15	12	13	10	7	14
Waist/Hip
Measured	41	44	56	57	54	63	51	53
No nurse visit ^a	57	53	43	43	42	37	47	45
Refused/not obtained	1	3	0	0	3	0	1	1
Blood pressure
Measured	40	45	55	57	57	61	51	53
No nurse visit ^a	57	53	43	43	42	37	47	45
Refused/not obtained	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	2
Blood sample
Blood sample taken	24	38	49	49	49	46	38	43
Unsuccessful attempts at sample	3	2	1	2	4	7	3	3
Ineligible - medical grounds	3	3	2	4	1	5	8	4
Refused	13	5	4	3	4	5	4	5
No nurse visit ^a	57	53	43	43	42	37	47	45
Saliva sample
Measured	40	42	52	56	53	57	44	50
No nurse visit ^a	57	53	43	43	42	37	47	45
Refused/not obtained	2	5	4	1	4	6	9	4
Lung function
Measured	40	44	55	54	54	58	46	51
No nurse visit ^a	57	53	43	43	42	37	47	45
Refused/not obtained	3	3	2	3	3	5	7	4
Demi-span (65+)
Measured	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	63	52	58
No nurse visit ^a						37	47	42
Refused/not obtained						0	1	0
Urine
Measured	38	42	53	56	55	58	46	50
No nurse visit ^a	57	53	43	43	42	37	47	45
Refused/not obtained	5	5	4	2	3	5	7	4
Bases:
Women aged 16 or over in co-operating households	450	484	688	671	663	529	418	3903
Women aged over 16 in co-operating household eligible for nurse interview	141	133	206	185	189	147	134	1135
Women aged 65 or over in co-operating households eligible for nurse interview						147	134	565

a Includes non-responders to interview

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Table 1.5 Women in co-operating households, response to the stages of the survey, by age

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