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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 2: technical report

Details of the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2015.

Individual response	Age					Total
Eligible boys and girls in responding households	2015
	0-1	2-4	5-6	7-10	11-15	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Boys
Interviewed (0 to 15)	99	99	99	97	91	96
Not contacted/refused	1	1	1	3	9	4
Height (2-15)
Measured	n/a	77	84	80	72	78
Refused		5	4	6	7	6
Measurement not attempted		12	9	9	11	10
Not contacted/not obtained ^a		5	3	5	9	6
Weight (2-15)
Measured	n/a	79	84	81	73	78
Refused		6	5	6	7	6
Measurement not attempted		12	8	8	10	10
Not contacted/not obtained ^a		3	3	6	9	6
Girls
Interviewed (0 to 15)	96	99	98	98	93	97
Not contacted/refused	4	1	2	2	7	3
Height (2-15)
Measured	n/a	71	75	75	74	74
Refused		8	5	7	10	8
Measurement not attempted		15	18	16	7	13
Not contacted/not obtained ^a		6	2	2	8	6
Weight (2-15)
Measured	n/a	73	77	75	70	73
Refused		11	4	7	12	9
Measurement not attempted		13	16	16	10	13
Not contacted/not obtained ^a		4	3	2	8	5
Bases:
All eligible boys in co-operating households	101	146	100	212	206	765
All eligible boys aged 2-15 in co-operating households		146	100	212	206	664
All eligible girls in co-operating households	76	157	99	167	210	709
All eligible girls aged 2-15 in co-operating households		157	99	167	210	633

a Includes non-responders to interview as well as those refusing measurements

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