Scottish Health Survey 2013 - volume 2: technical report
Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2013.
Table 1.9 Age distribution of responding adult sample compared with 2012 mid-year population estimates for Scotland, by sex
| Responding adults |
2013 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age |
Health survey responding adult sample |
||
| At interview |
Biological modulea |
Mid-2012 population estimateb |
|
| % |
% |
% |
|
| Men |
|||
| 16 to 24 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
| 25 to 34 |
15 |
14 |
16 |
| 35 to 44 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
| 45 to 54 |
18 |
16 |
19 |
| 55 to 64 |
17 |
15 |
16 |
| 65 to 74 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
| 75 plus |
10 |
10 |
8 |
| All men |
44 |
44 |
48 |
| Women |
|||
| 16 to 24 |
9 |
8 |
13 |
| 25 to 34 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
| 35 to 44 |
16 |
17 |
16 |
| 45 to 54 |
20 |
18 |
18 |
| 55 to 64 |
16 |
18 |
15 |
| 65 to 74 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
| 75 plus |
11 |
11 |
10 |
| All women |
56 |
56 |
52 |
| Bases: |
|||
| Men |
2140 |
551 |
2109 |
| Women |
2754 |
703 |
2290 |
a Only a sub-sample of adults were eligible to take part in the biological module. There was no biological module for the Health Board boost sample
b 2012 private household population for Scotland (Source: National Records of Scotland), base shown in thousands
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