Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2010

Variable Details

VariableGROUP
Label(D) BMI and waist circ. group
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 7975
-1 Item not applicable 129
1 Underweight - low waist circ 7
2 Underweight - high waist circ 0
3 Underweight - very high waist circ 0
4 Normal - low waist circ 197
5 Normal - high waist circ 63
6 Normal - very high waist circ 11
7 Overweight - low waist circ 89
8 Overweight - high waist circ 133
9 Overweight - very high waist circ 141
10 Obese I - low waist circ 3
11 Obese I - high waist circ 24
12 Obese I - very high waist circ 179
13 Obese II - low waist circ 0
14 Obese II - high waist circ 0
15 Obese II - very high waist circ 65
16 Obese III - low waist circ 0
17 Obese III - high waist circ 0
18 Obese III - very high waist circ 22
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2010
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2010.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study