Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 2: technical report

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


Table 1.15 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for obesity variables

2014
% (p) / Mean Sample size (un-weighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Design Factor
lower upper
Adult BMI
Men Mean 27.5 1771 0.17 27.2 27.9 1.52
25 and over 69.3 1771 1.50 66.4 72.1 1.39
30 and over 26.0 1771 1.30 23.6 28.7 1.31
40 and over 2.2 1771 0.60 1.2 3.7 1.80
Women Mean 27.6 2198 0.16 27.3 27.9 1.19
25 and over 61.1 2198 1.30 58.5 63.6 1.22
30 and over 29.5 2198 1.10 27.3 31.7 1.12
40 and over 3.5 2198 0.50 2.7 4.6 1.22
Child BMI
Boys Within healthy range 70.3 608 2.00 66.3 74.0 1.07
Outwith healthy range 29.7 608 2.00 26.0 33.7 1.07
Overweight (including obese) 28.4 608 2.00 24.7 32.4 1.08
Obese (including morbidly obese) 16.0 608 1.60 13.2 19.3 1.05
Girls Within healthy range 64.8 602 2.20 60.4 69.0 1.12
Outwith healthy range 35.2 602 2.20 31.0 39.6 1.12
Overweight (including obese) 34.1 602 2.20 29.9 38.6 1.13
Obese (including morbidly obese) 18.1 602 1.70 15.0 21.6 1.06

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