Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 2: technical report
Information on the methodology and fieldwork, including the survey questionnaire.
Table 1.4: Summary of adults' individual response to the survey, by sex
| Estimated adult sample ('set' of adults aged 16 and over) a | 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual response | Men | Women | All adults | |||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Interviewed | 1894 | 48 | 2429 | 54 | 4323 | 51 |
| Non responding | ||||||
| In co-operating households | 454 | 11 | 208 | 5 | 662 | 8 |
| In non-responding households | 1625 | 41 | 1825 | 41 | 3449 | 41 |
| Measurements | ||||||
| Height | 1639 | 41 | 2057 | 46 | 3696 | 44 |
| Weight | 1626 | 41 | 2018 | 45 | 3644 | 43 |
| Eligible for biological module b,c | 696 | 57 | 796 | 57 | 1492 | 57 |
| Completed biological module | 418 | 34 | 550 | 40 | 968 | 37 |
| Waist d | 400 | 33 | 520 | 37 | 920 | 35 |
| Blood pressure e | 389 | 32 | 503 | 36 | 892 | 34 |
| Saliva | 378 | 31 | 503 | 36 | 881 | 34 |
| Urine | 348 | 29 | 447 | 32 | 795 | 31 |
| Base: | ||||||
| Set sample: all main and boost adults | 3973 | 4462 | 8434 | |||
| Set sample: biological module | 1215 | 1389 | 2604 | |||
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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