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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2011

Variable Details

VariableNoWtBC
LabelReason for not obtaining weight measurement
Responses
1 Child 2-13: away from home during fieldwork period (specify 13
2 Respondent is unsteady on feet 88
3 Respondent cannot stand upright 20
4 Respondent is unable to get out of a chair/in a wheelchair 32
5 Confined to bed 8
6 Respondent unable to remove shoes 4
7 Respondent weighs more than 130 kg 10
8 Ill or in pain/has disability (physical or mental) 60
9 Scales not working/not available/couldn t be used 111
10 Parent unable to hold child 19
11 Child 2-13 asleep 43
12 Not in/not available (for child 2-13, use codes 01 or 11 if 147
13 Proxy refusal 67
95 Other - specify 80
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 9915
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCODE REASON FOR NOT OBTAINING WEIGHT.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2011.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The survey is conducted annually.
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