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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variablesys2om
Label1st Systolic reading (mmHg)
Responses
80 1
82 1
89 2
93 1
94 4
95 5
96 4
97 5
98 6
99 4
100 7
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 9
105 9
106 15
107 8
108 12
109 17
110 17
111 12
112 18
113 11
114 13
115 27
116 14
117 20
118 15
119 12
120 17
121 30
122 16
123 20
124 22
125 21
126 21
127 12
128 17
129 23
130 23
131 24
132 20
133 20
134 20
135 15
136 11
137 17
138 5
139 11
140 12
141 15
142 13
143 17
144 9
145 6
146 11
147 10
148 9
149 3
150 11
151 4
152 17
153 4
154 5
155 6
156 7
157 4
158 3
159 4
160 6
161 2
162 5
163 3
164 2
165 1
166 2
167 2
168 3
169 1
170 4
171 1
172 2
174 4
176 1
178 2
183 1
184 1
186 2
188 1
190 2
191 2
193 1
199 2
200 1
202 1
999 Reading not obtained 17
-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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