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The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on adult health

Aged 16 and over
2008-2011 combined

Proportion providing valid measurement	Age							Total
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Height	90	90	88	88	86	86	74	87
Weight	90	88	87	86	85	86	75	86
BMI	89	88	87	86	84	85	72	85
Waist and hip	99	100	100	99	99	99	97	99
Women
Height	90	89	89	87	85	83	70	86
Weight	86	87	86	84	83	82	72	84
BMI	86	87	85	84	83	81	68	83
Waist and hip	98	99	99	98	96	99	94	98
Bases (weighted):
Men
Height, weight, BMI (interviewed)	2047	2201	2386	2493	2148	1481	1002	13759
Waist and hip	304	327	355	370	319	220	149	2044
Women
Height, weight, BMI (interviewed, not pregnant)	1960	2202	2606	2679	2260	1714	1565	14987
Waist and hip	286	307	382	399	336	255	233	2196
Bases (unweighted):
Men
Height, weight, BMI (interviewed)	1098	1539	2005	2303	2253	1970	1342	12510
Waist and hip	133	200	305	345	365	312	196	1856
Women
Height, weight, BMI (interviewed, not pregnant)	1453	2158	2818	2926	2803	2234	1845	16237
Waist and hip	185	282	420	460	440	347	254	2388

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