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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablesys1om
LabelAverage Systolic reading (mmHg)
Responses
86 1
88 1
91 1
93 1
94 2
95 2
96 9
97 3
98 6
99 3
100 7
101 10
102 5
103 6
104 11
105 11
106 7
107 8
108 32
109 10
110 16
111 17
112 10
113 16
114 20
115 24
116 15
117 19
118 26
119 13
120 16
121 22
122 23
123 22
124 22
125 27
126 16
127 19
128 27
129 20
130 16
131 21
132 19
133 12
134 12
135 16
136 12
137 14
138 8
139 16
140 14
141 19
142 10
143 10
144 10
145 8
146 12
147 8
148 5
149 6
150 6
151 5
152 3
153 12
154 6
155 6
156 5
157 2
158 4
159 4
160 5
161 3
162 3
163 2
164 3
165 1
166 1
167 2
169 1
170 2
171 3
172 1
173 1
175 2
176 2
178 1
179 1
182 1
183 1
185 2
186 1
187 1
191 1
195 1
197 1
200 1
205 1
999 Reading not obtained 20
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 5526
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2015
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
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2015.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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