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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 1.4 Summary of adults' individual response to the survey, by sex
| Estimated adult sample ('set' of adults aged 16 and over) a | 2015 | |||||
| Individual response | Men | Women | All adults | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Interviewed | 2249 | 49 | 2751 | 55 | 5000 | 52 |
| Non responding | ||||||
| In co-operating households | 488 | 11 | 244 | 5 | 732 | 8 |
| In non-responding households | 1830 | 40 | 2003 | 40 | 3833 | 40 |
| Measurements | ||||||
| Height | 1901 | 42 | 2278 | 46 | 4179 | 44 |
| Weight | 1897 | 42 | 2223 | 44 | 4120 | 43 |
| Eligible for biological module b,c | 509 | 46 | 670 | 53 | 1179 | 50 |
| Completed biological module | 394 | 36 | 516 | 41 | 910 | 38 |
| Waist d | 383 | 35 | 479 | 38 | 862 | 36 |
| Blood pressure e | 374 | 34 | 489 | 38 | 863 | 36 |
| Saliva | 381 | 35 | 480 | 38 | 861 | 36 |
| Urine | 346 | 32 | 440 | 35 | 786 | 33 |
| Base: | ||||||
| Set sample: all main and boost adults | 4567 | 4998 | 9565 | |||
| Set sample: biological module | 1095 | 1273 | 2368 | |||
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 Percentages are calculated as a proportion of those in the biological set sample. This is a change from previous years
d 2 valid measurements obtained
e 3 valid readings obtained
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