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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume 2: technical report
Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2017 and includes 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 | 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual response | Men | Women | All adults | |||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Interviewed | 1598 | 46% | 2099 | 54% | 3697 | 50% |
| Non responding | ||||||
| In co-operating households | 453 | 13% | 213 | 5% | 666 | 9% |
| In non-responding households | 1418 | 41% | 1599 | 41% | 3017 | 41% |
| Measurements | ||||||
| Height | 1308 | 38% | 1716 | 44% | 3024 | 41% |
| Weight | 1312 | 38% | 1695 | 43% | 3007 | 41% |
| Eligible for biological module b,c | 674 | 58% | 775 | 58% | 1449 | 58% |
| Completed biological module | 401 | 35% | 537 | 40% | 938 | 38% |
| Waist d | 376 | 32% | 501 | 38% | 877 | 35% |
| Blood pressure e | 374 | 32% | 495 | 37% | 869 | 35% |
| Saliva | 372 | 32% | 482 | 36% | 854 | 34% |
| Urine | 338 | 29% | 444 | 33% | 782 | 31% |
| Base: | ||||||
| Set sample: all main and boost adults | 3469 | 3911 | 7380 | |||
| Set sample: biological module | 1158 | 1331 | 2489 | |||
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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