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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 1.8 Summary of children's individual response to the survey, by sample type and sex
Estimated child sample aged 0-15 ('set' sample of children)a 2011
| Individual response | Boys | Girls | All children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Sample A (main) | ||||||
| Interviewed | 771 | 57 | 767 | 57 | 1538 | 57 |
| Non responders: | ||||||
| In co-operating households | 103 | 8 | 99 | 7 | 202 | 8 |
| In non-responding households | 470 | 35 | 473 | 35 | 943 | 35 |
| Responded to: | ||||||
| Heightb | 491 | 37 | 487 | 36 | 978 | 36 |
| Weightb | 493 | 37 | 487 | 36 | 980 | 37 |
| Sample B (child boost) | ||||||
| Interviewed | 228 | 64 | 221 | 62 | 449 | 63 |
| Non responders: | ||||||
| In co-operating households | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| In non-responding households | 124 | 35 | 132 | 37 | 255 | 36 |
| Responded to: | ||||||
| Heightb | 169 | 48 | 159 | 45 | 328 | 46 |
| Weightb | 169 | 48 | 158 | 45 | 327 | 46 |
| All children | ||||||
| Interviewed | 999 | 59 | 988 | 58 | 1987 | 59 |
| Non responders: | ||||||
| In co-operating households | 106 | 6 | 101 | 6 | 207 | 6 |
| In non-responding households | 594 | 35 | 604 | 36 | 1198 | 35 |
| Responded to: | ||||||
| Heightb | 660 | 39 | 646 | 38 | 1306 | 39 |
| Weightb | 662 | 39 | 645 | 38 | 1307 | 39 |
| Base: set sample | ||||||
| Sample A | 1344 | 1339 | 2683 | |||
| Sample B | 355 | 355 | 709 | |||
| All children | 1699 | 1693 | 3392 | |||
a For the method of estimating the child 'set' sample, see section 1.6.3. Estimated bases have been rounded.
b Height and weight measurements were taken for children aged 2+. As the set sample is based on children aged 0-15 these figures will underestimate the height and weight response rates.
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