Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 2: technical report

Published: 20 September 2016
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Part of: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781786524607

Details of the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2015.

Scottish Health Survey

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

Individual response	Boys		Girls		All children
Eligible child sample aged 0-15 ('set' sample of children) ^a	2015
Individual response	N	%	N	%	N	%
Main sample
Interviewed	343	58	340	57	683	58
Eligible non-responders: ^b
In responding households	29	5	24	4	53	4
In non-responding households	215	37	235	39	449	38
Measurements obtained:
Height ^c	221	38	203	34	424	36
Weight ^c	223	38	203	34	426	36
Child boost sample
Interviewed	393	63	345	66	738	64
Eligible non-responders: ^b
In responding households	0	0	0	0	0	0
In non-responding households	230	37	177	34	408	36
Measurements obtained:
Height ^c	294	47	265	51	559	49
Weight ^c	295	47	259	50	554	48
All children
Interviewed	736	61	685	61	1421	61
Eligible non-responders: ^b
In responding households	29	2	24	2	53	2
In non-responding households	445	37	412	37	857	37
Measurements obtained:
Height ^c	515	43	468	42	983	42
Weight ^c	518	43	462	41	980	42
Base: set sample
Main sample	587		599		1185
Child boost	623		522		1146
All children	1210		1121		2331

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 underestimate the height and weight response rates

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Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot

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

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