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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableWIntro
LabelConsent to waist/hip measurements
Question text Now I would like to measure the circumference of your waist. The waist circumference is a measure of the distribution of body fat, provides important additional information and is a predictor of health risk. You will need to be standing for this measurement. I will ask you to identify where on your body your tummy button is, and I will then ask you to place this measuring tape around your waist, over your clothing, at the level of your tummy button. Once the tape measure is level around your waist I will ask you to take a normal breath and then breathe out. I will then record the measurement. I will take at least two measurements. Are you willing for me to take this measurement?
Responses
1 Respondent agrees to have waist measured 864
2 Respondent refuses to have waist measured 17
3 Unable to measure waist for reason other than refusal 28
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5509
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2015
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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