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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableGROUP
Label(D) BMI and waist circ. group
Responses
1 Underweight - low waist circ 19
2 Underweight - high waist circ 0
3 Underweight - very high waist circ 0
4 Normal - low waist circ 198
5 Normal - high waist circ 55
6 Normal - very high waist circ 14
7 Overweight - low waist circ 63
8 Overweight - high waist circ 106
9 Overweight - very high waist circ 148
10 Obese I - low waist circ 0
11 Obese I - high waist circ 14
12 Obese I - very high waist circ 165
13 Obese II - low waist circ 0
14 Obese II - high waist circ 1
15 Obese II - very high waist circ 59
16 Obese III - low waist circ 0
17 Obese III - high waist circ 0
18 Obese III - very high waist circ 32
-2 Schedule not applicable 4916
-1 Item not applicable 94
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2016
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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