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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

Variablesys1om
LabelAverage Systolic reading (mmHg)
Responses
84 1
85 1
90 1
91 1
93 4
95 4
96 5
97 11
98 4
99 8
100 9
101 10
102 13
103 13
104 13
105 11
106 15
107 22
108 25
109 20
110 24
111 24
112 28
113 17
114 21
115 25
116 38
117 36
118 19
119 31
120 31
121 29
122 31
123 28
124 29
125 38
126 21
127 17
128 31
129 20
130 23
131 17
132 22
133 22
134 19
135 21
136 14
137 23
138 18
139 17
140 16
141 15
142 16
143 9
144 14
145 13
146 11
147 7
148 8
149 9
150 8
151 11
152 3
153 10
154 4
155 8
156 4
157 4
158 5
159 8
160 6
161 8
162 2
163 4
164 6
165 5
166 2
167 3
168 3
169 3
170 2
172 1
173 1
174 2
176 2
177 1
179 3
180 2
181 1
184 1
185 3
187 1
189 1
190 1
191 1
201 1
203 1
208 1
216 1
999 Reading not obtained 32
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5523
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsTake three measurements from right arm. ENTER (AVERAGE/FIRST/SECOND/THIRD) SYSTOLIC READING (mmHg). IF READING NOT OBTAINED, ENTER 999. IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY BP READINGS AT ALL, ENTER 996
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2013.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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