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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
Women aged 16 and over in responding households	2015
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Interviewed
Interviewed	70	90	94	93	94	98	96	92
Not contacted/refused	30	10	6	7	6	2	4	8
Height
Measured	54	75	79	79	82	83	72	76
Refused	9	5	10	10	6	7	8	8
Measurement not attempted	5	10	5	4	7	8	15	7
Not contacted/not obtained ^a	32	10	6	8	6	2	5	9
Weight
Measured	53	72	77	76	80	80	71	74
Refused	11	7	11	11	8	10	9	9
Measurement not attempted	5	10	6	5	7	7	14	8
Not contacted/not obtained ^a	31	11	6	8	6	3	6	9
Of those eligible for biological module
Completed main interview	76	89	96	96	95	97	96	93
Completed bio module	55	73	76	72	70	79	71	71
Bio interview not complete ^a	45	27	24	28	30	21	29	29
Waist
2 valid measurements	48	68	74	69	65	74	62	66
Bio interview not complete ^b	45	27	24	28	30	21	29	29
Refused/not obtained	8	5	2	3	5	6	9	5
Blood pressure
3 valid measurements	54	66	76	71	64	78	62	68
Bio interview not complete ^b	45	27	24	28	30	21	29	29
Refused/not obtained	1	7	0	1	7	2	9	4
Saliva sample
Obtained	46	65	73	70	65	77	63	66
Bio interview not complete ^b	45	27	24	28	30	21	29	29
Refused/not obtained	9	8	3	2	5	3	8	5
Urine
Obtained	40	59	67	66	60	72	57	61
Bio interview not complete ^b	45	27	24	28	30	21	29	29
Refused/not obtained	15	14	9	6	10	7	14	11
Bases:
Women aged 16+ in responding households	301	388	416	523	519	471	377	2995
Women aged 16+ in responding households eligible for bio module	80	97	100	125	121	107	92	722

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

b Includes non-responders to interview

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