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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

Variablesys3om
Label3rd Systolic reading (mmHg)
Responses
84 1
88 1
89 1
90 1
91 1
92 1
93 4
94 1
95 1
96 4
97 5
98 5
99 3
100 8
101 11
102 5
103 9
104 11
105 16
106 15
107 13
108 10
109 21
110 20
111 14
112 23
113 17
114 20
115 22
116 16
117 26
118 26
119 20
120 26
121 28
122 27
123 21
124 26
125 26
126 28
127 26
128 30
129 18
130 35
131 21
132 27
133 15
134 25
135 19
136 19
137 15
138 17
139 17
140 24
141 16
142 19
143 9
144 4
145 12
146 10
147 12
148 14
149 13
150 17
151 13
152 8
153 3
154 7
155 8
156 6
157 10
158 5
159 5
160 6
161 6
162 5
163 3
164 5
165 4
166 2
167 2
168 2
169 1
170 3
171 3
172 1
176 1
177 1
178 2
179 2
191 1
192 1
203 1
209 1
218 1
999 Reading not obtained 18
-9 refused 0
-8 don't know 0
-2 schedule not applicable 0
-1 item not applicable 9033
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsNURSE: Take three measurements from right arm. ENTER (FIRST/SECOND/THIRD) SYSTOLIC READING (mmHg). IF READING NOT OBTAINED, ENTER 999. IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY BP READINGS AT ALL, ENTER 996.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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