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Scottish Health Survey 2018 - volume 2: technical report
Information on methodology and fieldwork, including details of sampling, weighting, response rates, the survey questionnaire and other fieldwork documents.
Table 1.8 Children in responding households, response to the stages of the survey, by age and sex
| Eligible boys and girls in responding households | 2018 | |||||
| Individual response | Age | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 7-10 | 11-15 | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | ||||||
| Interviewed (0 to 15) | 99 | 98 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 95 |
| Not contacted/refused | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Height (2-15) | ||||||
| Measured | n/a | 72 | 73 | 72 | 77 | 74 |
| Refused | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
| Measurement not attempteda | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |
| Measurement not obtainedb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not contactedc | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| Weight (2-15) | ||||||
| Measured | n/a | 72 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 73 |
| Refused | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
| Measurement not attempteda | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
| Measurement not obtainedb | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not contactedc | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| Girls | ||||||
| Interviewed (0 to 15) | 99 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 95 |
| Not contacted/refused | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Height (2-15) | ||||||
| Measured | n/a | 71 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Refused | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
| Measurement not attempteda | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Measurement not obtainedb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not contactedc | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| Weight (2-15) | ||||||
| Measured | n/a | 73 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 75 |
| Refused | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
| Measurement not attempteda | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Measurement not obtainedb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Not contactedc | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
| Bases: | ||||||
| All eligible boys in co-operating households | 126 | 223 | 131 | 296 | 337 | 1113 |
| All eligible boys aged 2-15 in co-operating households | 223 | 131 | 296 | 337 | 987 | |
| All eligible girls in co-operating households | 134 | 202 | 129 | 242 | 267 | 974 |
| All eligible girls aged 2-15 in co-operating households | 202 | 129 | 242 | 267 | 840 | |
a e.g. because child chairbound or will not stand still.
b Measurement attempted but not obtained.
c Includes non-responders to interview.
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