Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 2: technical report

Information on the methodology and fieldwork, including the survey questionnaire.


Table 1.7: Summary of children's individual response to the survey, by sample type and sex

Eligible child sample aged 0-15 ('set' sample of children) a 2016
Individual response Boys Girls All children
N % N % N %
Main sample
Interviewed 363 57 394 58 757 57
Eligible non-responders: b
In responding households 21 3 25 4 46 3
In non-responding households 255 40 265 39 520 39
Measurements obtained:
Height c 238 37 255 37 493 37
Weight c 237 37 251 37 488 37
Child boost sample
Interviewed 408 64 396 64 804 64
Eligible non-responders: b
In responding households 1 0 1 0 2 0
In non-responding households 232 36 218 35 450 36
Measurements obtained:
Height c 312 49 311 51 623 50
Weight c 308 48 298 48 606 48
All children
Interviewed 771 60 790 61 1561 61
Eligible non-responders: b
In responding households 22 2 26 2 48 2
In non-responding households 487 38 483 37 970 38
Measurements obtained:
Heightc c 550 43 566 44 1116 43
Weight c 545 43 549 42 1094 42
Base: set sample
Main sample 639 684 1323
Child boost 641 615 1256
All children 1280 1299 2579

a For the method of estimating the child 'set' sample, see Section 1.6.4. Estimated bases have been rounded

b Only 2 children per household were eligible for interview so if more than 2 children were in the household the additional ones were not interviewed

c Height and weight measurements were only taken from children aged 2+. As the set sample is based on children aged 0 to 15 the figures shown will underestimated the height and weight response rates

Contact

Email: Julie Landsberg Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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