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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

Variable Details

Variablenohtbx
LabelReason for not obtaining height measurement
Responses
1 Child 2-12: away from home during fieldwork period (specify 37
2 Respondent is unsteady on feet 44
3 Respondent cannot stand upright/too stooped 16
4 Respondent is unable to get out of a chair/in a wheelchair 11
5 Respondent is unable to get out of bed 3
6 Respondent unable to remove shoes 0
7 Child: subject would not stand still 30
8 Ill or in pain/has disability (physical or mental) 34
9 Stadiometer faulty/not available/couldn't be used 25
10 Child 2-12 asleep 52
11 Not in/not available (for child 2-12, use codes 01 or 10 if 116
12 Proxy refusal 39
95 Other - specify 19
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 8176
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2009
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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