Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 2: technical report

Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2014.


Table 1.9 Age distribution of responding adult sample compared with 2013 mid-year population estimates for Scotland, by sex

Responding adults 2014
Age Health survey responding adult sample
At interview Biological modulea Mid-2013 population estimateb
% % %
Men
16 to 24 10 10 14
25 to 34 12 12 16
35 to 44 15 14 16
45 to 54 17 19 19
55 to 64 17 16 16
65 to 74 17 18 12
75 plus 11 10 8
All men 44 43 48
Women
16 to 24 9 9 13
25 to 34 13 14 15
35 to 44 16 18 16
45 to 54 17 17 18
55 to 64 17 17 15
65 to 74 16 16 12
75 plus 12 10 10
All women 56 57 52
Bases:
Men 2069 563 2072
Women 2590 741 2242

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 2013 private household population for Scotland (Source: National Records of Scotland), base shown in thousands

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