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The Scottish Health Survey 2008

Eligible boys and girls aged 0-15 in co-operating households
2008

Individual response	Age						Total
	0-1		2-4	5-6	7-10	11-15	Total
	%		%	%	%	%	%
Boys
Interviewed
Interviewed	97		99	97	96	88	94
Not contacted/refused	3		1	3	4	12	6
Height
Measured	n/a		82	84	86	77	81
Refused			5	7	4	6	5
Measurement not attempted			11	5	5	5	6
Not contacted/not obtained ^a			3	3	4	12	7
Weight
Measured	58		84	84	86	76	79
Refused	14		6	7	5	6	7
Measurement not attempted	26		9	4	4	5	8
Not contacted/not obtained	3		1	4	5	13	7
Girls
Interviewed
Interviewed	98		98	97	96	92	95
Not contacted/refused	2		2	3	4	8	5
Height
Measured	n/a		83	85	85	82	84
Refused			4	4	7	4	5
Measurement not attempted			8	7	4	5	6
Not contacted/not obtained			4	3	4	9	6
Weight
Measured	56		83	84	82	80	78
Refused	13		4	3	8	6	7
Measurement not attempted	25		9	8	6	5	9
Not contacted/not obtained	5		4	4	4	9	6
Bases:
All eligible boys in co-operating households	111		174	94	227	318	924
All eligible boys aged 0-1 in co-operating households		111					111
All eligible boys aged 2-15 in co-operating households			174	94	227	318	813
All eligible girls in co-operating households	128		158	96	199	339	920
All eligible girls aged 0-1 in co-operating households		128					128
All eligible girls aged 2-15 in co-operating households			158	96	199	339	792

^a Includes non-responders to interview

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