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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 2: technical report
Details of the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2015.
Table 1.1 Detailed fieldwork outcomes
| 2015 | ||||||
| Fieldwork Outcome | Main sample, additional sample and HB boost | Child boost | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | % issued | % eligible | Sample | % issued | % eligible | |
| All eligible individuals interviewed | 2694 | 42.2 | 48.1 | 481 | 11.6 | 64.8 |
| Responding | 3301 | 51.7 | 58.9 | 481 | 11.6 | 64.8 |
| Refused | ||||||
| Sampling unit information refused | 220 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 25 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Office refusal | 153 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 43 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| Refusal at introduction / before interview | 1027 | 16.1 | 18.3 | 107 | 2.6 | 14.4 |
| Refusal during the interview | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Broken appointment - no re-contact | 212 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 24 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Total refused | 1612 | 25.3 | 28.8 | 200 | 4.8 | 26.9 |
| Non-contact | ||||||
| No contact with anyone at the address | 280 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Contact made at address, but not with target respondent | 53 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Total non-contact | 333 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 36 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Other non-response | ||||||
| Ill at home during field period | 42 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Away or in hospital throughout field period | 55 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Physically or mentally unable/incompetent | 110 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Language barrier | 14 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Other non-response (not covered by categories above) | 100 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 12 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Total other non-response | 321 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 22 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Unknown eligibility | ||||||
| Not attempted | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | ||
| Inaccessible | 4 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Unable to locate address | 9 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | ||
| Other unknown eligibility | 18 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.1 | ||
| Total unknown eligibility | 39 | 0.6 | 19 | 0.5 | ||
| Estimated eligible addresses in set of unknown eligibility addresses | 34 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Total eligible addresses | 5601 | 87.8 | 100.0 | 742 | 17.9 | 100.0 |
| Not eligible | ||||||
| No children 0-15 in household | n/a | 3165 | 76.3 | |||
| Not yet built / under construction | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Demolished / derelict | 24 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.1 | ||
| Vacant / empty | 479 | 7.5 | 146 | 3.5 | ||
| Non-residential | 83 | 1.3 | 37 | 0.9 | ||
| Address occupied, but no resident household | 150 | 2.4 | 22 | 0.5 | ||
| Communal establishment / institution | 5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | ||
| Other ineligible (details to be recorded) | 27 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.1 | ||
| Estimated ineligible addresses in set of unknown eligibility addresses | 5 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.4 | ||
| Total not eligible | 778 | 12.2 | 3404 | 82.1 | ||
| All issued addresses | 6379 | 100.0 | 4146 | 100.0 | ||
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot
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