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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2016

Variable Details

Variablesys2om
Label1st Systolic reading (mmHg)
Responses
82 1
86 5
89 1
90 1
91 2
92 2
93 3
94 2
95 4
96 6
97 4
98 4
99 5
100 7
101 7
102 4
103 7
104 9
105 14
106 10
107 15
108 18
109 13
110 13
111 14
112 14
113 17
114 28
115 20
116 19
117 24
118 27
119 20
120 19
121 14
122 20
123 21
124 16
125 25
126 21
127 15
128 16
129 20
130 15
131 14
132 13
133 16
134 15
135 10
136 16
137 9
138 17
139 12
140 11
141 15
142 14
143 12
144 8
145 10
146 5
147 9
148 10
149 13
150 10
151 9
152 6
153 9
154 8
155 3
156 4
157 3
158 3
159 4
160 3
161 5
162 7
163 4
164 3
165 5
166 2
167 3
168 3
169 7
170 3
171 3
172 2
173 3
174 2
176 1
177 2
178 1
181 2
182 3
183 3
184 1
189 2
190 1
198 1
204 1
206 1
213 1
996 1
999 Reading not obtained 25
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 4953
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2016
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 2015.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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