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Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 2: technical report
Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2014.
Table 1.4 Summary of adults' individual response to the survey, by sex
| Estimated adult sample ('set' of adults aged 16 and over)a | 2014 | |||||
| Individual response | Men | Women | All adults | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Interviewed | 2069 | 53 | 2590 | 59 | 4659 | 56 |
| Non responding | ||||||
| In co-operating households | 435 | 11 | 210 | 5 | 645 | 8 |
| In non-responding households | 1434 | 36 | 1604 | 36 | 3038 | 36 |
| Measurements | ||||||
| Height | 1810 | 46 | 2262 | 51 | 4072 | 49 |
| Weight | 1785 | 45 | 2229 | 51 | 4014 | 48 |
| Eligible for biological moduleb | 852 | 22 | 982 | 22 | 1834 | 22 |
| Completed biological module | 563 | 40 | 741 | 46 | 1304 | 43 |
| Waistc | 546 | 39 | 713 | 44 | 1259 | 42 |
| Blood pressured | 547 | 39 | 702 | 43 | 1249 | 41 |
| Saliva | 529 | 38 | 675 | 42 | 1204 | 40 |
| Urine | 491 | 35 | 623 | 39 | 1114 | 37 |
| Base: | ||||||
| Set sample: all main and boost adults | 3938 | 4404 | 8342 | |||
| Set sample: biological module | 1402 | 1616 | 3018 | |||
a For the method of estimating the adult 'set' sample, see Section 1.6.3. Estimated bases have been rounded
b A sub-sample of main sample addresses was flagged as biological module addresses. At these addresses all adults who participated in the stage 1 interview were eligible to take part in the biological module. There were no biological modules in the Health Board boost sample
c 2 valid measurements obtained
d 3 valid readings obtained
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