Scottish Health Survey 2013 - volume 2: technical report

Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2013.


Table 1.14 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for diet variables

2013

% (p) / Mean

Sample size (un-weighted)

True standard error

95% confidence interval

Design Factor

lower

upper

Adult portions of fruit and veg

Men

None

11.0

2138

0.86

9.4

12.8

1.33

Less than 1 portion

3.7

2138

0.45

2.9

4.7

1.17

1 portion or more but less than 2

18.1

2138

0.99

16.2

20.1

1.25

2 portions or more but less than 3

17.2

2138

0.94

15.4

19.2

1.21

3 portions or more but less than 4

16.0

2138

0.92

14.2

17.8

1.21

4 portions or more but less than 5

12.3

2138

0.82

10.8

14.0

1.20

5 portions or more

21.7

2138

1.08

19.7

23.9

1.26

Mean portions

3.2

2138

0.07

3.0

3.3

1.31

Women

None

8.0

2754

0.68

6.7

9.4

1.27

Less than 1 portion

4.5

2754

0.44

3.8

5.5

1.06

1 portion or more but less than 2

16.7

2754

0.86

15.1

18.5

1.16

2 portions or more but less than 3

18.9

2754

0.79

17.4

20.5

1.02

3 portions or more but less than 4

17.4

2754

0.88

15.8

19.2

1.17

4 portions or more but less than 5

12.1

2754

0.76

10.7

13.7

1.17

5 portions or more

22.3

2754

1.01

20.4

24.4

1.23

Mean portions

3.3

2754

0.06

3.2

3.4

1.32

Child portions of fruit and veg

Boys

None

10.9

819

1.35

8.5

13.9

1.23

Less than 1 portion

5.5

819

0.84

4.1

7.4

1.04

1 portion or more but less than 2

21.2

819

1.56

18.3

24.4

1.09

2 portions or more but less than 3

20.9

819

1.58

17.9

24.1

1.11

3 portions or more but less than 4

17.2

819

1.39

14.6

20.1

1.05

4 portions or more but less than 5

11.1

819

1.24

8.9

13.8

1.12

5 portions or more

13.2

819

1.33

10.8

16.1

1.12

Mean portions

2.7

819

0.09

2.5

2.9

1.20

Girls

None

9.5

761

1.23

7.4

12.3

1.16

Less than 1 portion

4.3

761

0.75

3.1

6.0

1.02

1 portion or more but less than 2

19.8

761

1.66

16.7

23.3

1.15

2 portions or more but less than 3

20.7

761

1.62

17.7

24.1

1.11

3 portions or more but less than 4

21.4

761

1.62

18.4

24.8

1.10

4 portions or more but less than 5

11.2

761

1.47

8.6

14.4

1.29

5 portions or more

13.0

761

1.42

10.5

16.1

1.17

Mean portions

2.8

761

0.09

2.6

3.0

1.30

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