Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2009

Variable Details

Variablenowtbx
LabelReason for not obtaining weight measurement
Responses
1 Child 2-12: away from home during fieldwork period (specify 37
2 Respondent is unsteady on feet 39
3 Respondent cannot stand upright 15
4 Respondent is unable to get out of a chair/in a wheelchair 13
5 Confined to bed 9
6 Respondent unable to remove shoes 0
7 Respondent weighs more than 130 kg 19
8 Ill or in pain/has disability (physical or mental) 32
9 Scales not working/not available/couldn't be used 53
10 Parent unable to hold child 19
11 Child 2-12 asleep 64
12 Not in/not available (for child 2-12, use codes 01 or 11 if 114
13 Proxy refusal 45
95 Other - specify 29
-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 8114
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.