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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2016

Variable Details

VariableNoHtBC
LabelReason for not obtaining height measurement
Responses
1 Child 2-13: away from home during fieldwork period (specify 16
2 Respondent is unsteady on feet 93
3 Respondent cannot stand upright/too stooped 34
4 Respondent is unable to get out of a chair/in a wheelchair 24
5 Respondent is unable to get out of bed 5
6 Respondent unable to remove shoes 2
7 Child: subject would not stand still 29
8 Ill or in pain/has disability (physical or mental) 87
9 Stadiometer faulty/not available/couldn't be used 93
10 Child 2-13 asleep 34
11 Not in/not available (for child 2-13, use codes 01 or 10 if 229
12 Proxy refusal 79
95 Other - specify 45
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Not applicable 9297
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsCODE REASON FOR NOT OBTAINING HEIGHT. 1 Child 2-13: away from home during fieldwork period (specify in a Note) 2 Respondent is unsteady on feet 3 Respondent cannot stand upright/too stooped 4 Respondent is unable to get out of a chair/in a wheelchair 5 Respondent is unable to get out of bed 6 Respondent unable to remove shoes 7 Child: subject would not stand still 8 Ill or in pain/has disability (physical or mental) 9 Stadiometer faulty/not available/couldn’t be used 10 Child 2-13 asleep 11 Not in/not available (for child 2-13, use codes 01 or 10 if possible) 12 Proxy refusal 95 Other – specify
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2016.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study The survey is conducted annually.
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