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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2012

Variable Details

VariableWaist2
LabelWaist 2nd measurement (cm)
Responses
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
54.4 1
54.5 1
55.8 1
56.6 1
56.8 1
57.4 2
57.5 3
57.6 2
57.7 1
57.8 1
57.9 1
58.1 2
58.2 3
58.8 1
59 2
59.1 1
59.2 1
59.4 1
59.5 1
59.6 3
59.8 1
60 3
60.2 2
60.3 1
60.4 1
60.5 1
60.8 2
61 1
61.1 1
61.2 2
61.3 2
61.4 4
61.5 3
61.6 1
61.7 1
62 1
62.1 1
62.2 2
62.3 1
62.5 1
62.6 1
62.8 3
62.9 2
63 1
63.1 3
63.2 7
63.3 1
63.4 2
63.5 1
63.7 3
63.8 3
63.9 2
64.1 1
64.2 2
64.3 4
64.4 7
64.6 4
64.7 1
64.8 6
64.9 1
65 1
65.1 4
65.2 3
65.3 6
65.4 4
65.5 2
65.6 6
65.7 1
65.8 4
65.9 3
66 2
66.1 3
66.2 8
66.3 3
66.4 5
66.5 2
66.6 5
66.7 3
66.8 6
66.9 5
67 4
67.1 1
67.2 8
67.3 5
67.4 4
67.5 2
67.6 7
67.7 1
67.8 3
67.9 7
68 1
68.1 4
68.2 12
68.3 6
68.4 6
68.5 2
68.6 5
68.7 2
68.8 2
68.9 12
69 5
69.1 8
69.2 14
69.3 5
69.4 7
69.5 4
69.6 8
69.7 6
69.8 10
69.9 9
70 4
70.1 12
70.2 16
70.3 5
70.4 7
70.5 3
70.6 6
70.7 4
70.8 9
70.9 1
71 2
71.1 12
71.2 16
71.3 8
71.4 5
71.5 10
71.6 14
71.7 3
71.8 10
71.9 7
72 10
72.1 9
72.2 15
72.3 3
72.4 15
72.5 4
72.6 9
72.7 4
72.8 11
72.9 3
73 3
73.1 13
73.2 13
73.3 3
73.4 6
73.5 12
73.6 9
73.7 7
73.8 14
73.9 5
74 7
74.1 2
74.2 15
74.3 11
74.4 10
74.5 13
74.6 13
74.7 9
74.8 10
74.9 12
75 3
75.1 7
75.2 5
75.3 13
75.4 13
75.5 8
75.6 17
75.7 8
75.8 13
75.9 9
76 3
76.1 8
76.2 15
76.3 10
76.4 16
76.5 14
76.6 7
76.7 9
76.8 16
76.9 10
77 6
77.1 8
77.2 22
77.3 13
77.4 15
77.5 7
77.6 10
77.7 7
77.8 10
77.9 6
78 3
78.1 14
78.2 15
78.3 11
78.4 23
78.5 16
78.6 9
78.7 4
78.8 15
78.9 4
79 3
79.1 8
79.2 15
79.3 15
79.4 13
79.5 11
79.6 14
79.7 3
79.8 12
79.9 14
80 9
80.1 12
80.2 5
80.3 12
80.4 15
80.5 10
80.6 8
80.7 5
80.8 10
80.9 6
81 7
81.1 8
81.2 18
81.3 11
81.4 13
81.5 10
81.6 13
81.7 4
81.8 17
81.9 15
82 5
82.1 13
82.2 22
82.3 12
82.4 21
82.5 17
82.6 15
82.7 12
82.8 9
82.9 7
83 11
83.1 12
83.2 19
83.3 8
83.4 22
83.5 20
83.6 11
83.7 8
83.8 14
83.9 8
84 3
84.1 15
84.2 19
84.3 12
84.4 16
84.5 9
84.6 24
84.7 7
84.8 9
84.9 14
85 10
85.1 11
85.2 16
85.3 15
85.4 14
85.5 5
85.6 12
85.7 14
85.8 9
85.9 9
86 5
86.1 22
86.2 19
86.3 11
86.4 17
86.5 8
86.6 19
86.7 16
86.8 10
86.9 9
87 8
87.1 4
87.2 15
87.3 12
87.4 21
87.5 12
87.6 21
87.7 8
87.8 14
87.9 12
88 5
88.1 19
88.2 27
88.3 9
88.4 19
88.5 21
88.6 20
88.7 5
88.8 18
88.9 10
89 13
89.1 10
89.2 14
89.3 12
89.4 19
89.5 11
89.6 20
89.7 10
89.8 11
89.9 12
90 12
90.1 8
90.2 23
90.3 15
90.4 26
90.5 17
90.6 15
90.7 5
90.8 13
90.9 12
91 10
91.1 12
91.2 28
91.3 15
91.4 19
91.5 13
91.6 24
91.7 11
91.8 20
91.9 10
92 6
92.1 15
92.2 28
92.3 15
92.4 14
92.5 16
92.6 11
92.7 6
92.8 14
92.9 7
93 4
93.1 15
93.2 21
93.3 15
93.4 15
93.5 11
93.6 14
93.7 7
93.8 18
93.9 7
94 12
94.1 12
94.2 19
94.3 16
94.4 15
94.5 15
94.6 19
94.7 13
94.8 23
94.9 10
95 8
95.1 16
95.2 18
95.3 10
95.4 14
95.5 11
95.6 15
95.7 11
95.8 16
95.9 12
96 15
96.1 9
96.2 25
96.3 13
96.4 19
96.5 16
96.6 16
96.7 18
96.8 24
96.9 6
97 10
97.1 13
97.2 21
97.3 19
97.4 14
97.5 10
97.6 16
97.7 9
97.8 18
97.9 7
98 9
98.1 19
98.2 23
98.3 18
98.4 18
98.5 16
98.6 21
98.7 14
98.8 14
98.9 8
99 5
99.1 9
99.2 20
99.3 7
99.4 20
99.5 14
99.6 18
99.7 8
99.8 16
99.9 3
100 6
100.1 16
100.2 15
100.3 9
100.4 13
100.5 16
100.6 14
100.7 5
100.8 9
100.9 7
101 5
101.1 13
101.2 11
101.3 7
101.4 18
101.5 11
101.6 16
101.7 3
101.8 14
101.9 6
102 6
102.1 8
102.2 11
102.3 12
102.4 13
102.5 12
102.6 14
102.7 4
102.8 12
102.9 8
103 5
103.1 14
103.2 16
103.3 12
103.4 17
103.5 9
103.6 16
103.7 5
103.8 15
103.9 16
104 7
104.1 16
104.2 12
104.3 11
104.4 15
104.5 19
104.6 12
104.7 11
104.8 11
104.9 6
105 6
105.1 6
105.2 14
105.3 12
105.4 13
105.5 6
105.6 13
105.7 4
105.8 11
105.9 6
106 11
106.1 9
106.2 10
106.3 11
106.4 15
106.5 5
106.6 7
106.7 3
106.8 12
106.9 4
107 5
107.1 8
107.2 19
107.3 7
107.4 5
107.5 8
107.6 10
107.7 4
107.8 11
107.9 9
108 3
108.1 11
108.2 11
108.3 7
108.4 17
108.5 7
108.6 8
108.7 9
108.8 8
108.9 6
109 3
109.1 7
109.2 9
109.3 3
109.4 11
109.5 2
109.6 5
109.7 3
109.8 13
109.9 5
110 4
110.1 8
110.2 15
110.3 9
110.4 10
110.5 7
110.6 7
110.7 2
110.8 10
110.9 9
111 3
111.1 10
111.2 10
111.3 4
111.4 11
111.5 6
111.6 2
111.7 9
111.8 8
111.9 6
112 3
112.1 5
112.2 13
112.3 6
112.4 12
112.5 7
112.6 9
112.7 3
112.8 8
112.9 3
113 4
113.1 6
113.2 2
113.3 6
113.4 5
113.5 5
113.6 5
113.7 6
113.8 5
113.9 2
114 2
114.1 3
114.2 5
114.3 2
114.4 3
114.5 5
114.6 4
114.7 2
114.8 6
114.9 3
115 3
115.1 3
115.2 5
115.3 1
115.4 5
115.5 2
115.6 1
115.7 2
115.8 5
115.9 3
116 2
116.1 4
116.2 7
116.3 2
116.4 4
116.5 2
116.6 5
116.8 7
116.9 3
117 3
117.1 2
117.2 1
117.3 1
117.4 1
117.5 4
117.6 2
117.8 3
117.9 2
118 2
118.1 3
118.2 6
118.3 4
118.4 4
118.5 7
118.6 1
118.8 3
118.9 1
119.1 1
119.2 1
119.3 2
119.4 4
119.5 4
119.6 3
119.7 5
119.8 1
119.9 3
120 1
120.1 4
120.2 6
120.4 5
120.5 4
120.6 2
120.7 2
120.8 4
120.9 4
121 1
121.1 2
121.2 2
121.3 5
121.4 1
121.5 2
121.6 2
121.7 1
121.8 6
121.9 1
122 3
122.1 2
122.2 2
122.3 5
122.4 2
122.5 4
122.7 2
122.8 3
122.9 1
123 1
123.1 2
123.2 4
123.4 3
123.5 4
123.6 2
123.8 1
123.9 1
124 3
124.1 1
124.2 2
124.4 2
124.5 1
124.6 2
124.8 5
124.9 1
125 1
125.2 2
125.3 2
125.4 4
125.5 3
125.6 1
125.8 2
125.9 1
126.2 3
126.4 2
126.5 1
126.6 2
126.8 2
127 1
127.1 1
127.2 2
127.3 2
127.5 2
127.7 2
127.8 1
127.9 1
128 1
128.1 2
128.2 3
128.3 1
128.4 2
128.5 4
129.1 1
129.2 1
129.4 1
129.5 1
129.6 1
129.8 2
129.9 1
130.1 1
130.2 1
130.4 1
130.6 1
130.7 1
130.8 1
131.1 1
131.2 1
131.4 1
131.5 1
131.7 1
131.9 2
132.5 1
132.7 1
133.1 1
133.2 2
133.6 1
133.7 1
133.9 2
134.2 1
134.6 2
134.8 1
135.2 1
135.3 1
135.4 1
135.5 2
135.8 1
136.1 1
136.8 2
137 1
137.5 1
137.8 1
137.9 1
138 1
138.7 1
138.9 1
141.4 1
141.5 3
141.7 1
143.2 1
145.5 1
147.5 1
149.7 1
167.2 1
-1 Item not applicable 4668
999 READING NOT OBTAINED 1
999.9 MEASUREMENT NOT OBTAINED 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsMEASURE THE WAIST AND HIP CIRCUMFERENCES TO THE NEAREST MM. ENTER THE (FIRST/SECOND/THIRD) WAIST MEASUREMENT IN CENTIMETRES (REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE DECIMAL POINT). IF MEASUREMENT NOT OBTAINED, ENTER '999.9'.
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2012.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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