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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

Variablesys1om
LabelAverage Systolic reading (mmHg)
Responses
86 2
89 1
91 2
94 1
95 2
96 8
97 3
98 2
99 7
100 5
101 8
102 5
103 8
104 12
105 6
106 13
107 14
108 17
109 25
110 18
111 13
112 13
113 20
114 21
115 16
116 16
117 15
118 13
119 19
120 22
121 22
122 25
123 15
124 20
125 25
126 21
127 31
128 17
129 19
130 17
131 21
132 16
133 15
134 11
135 22
136 11
137 14
138 19
139 11
140 10
141 11
142 8
143 14
144 9
145 6
146 12
147 8
148 13
149 8
150 5
151 7
152 5
153 4
154 7
155 1
156 9
157 1
158 4
159 1
160 5
161 7
162 4
163 2
164 5
165 5
166 1
168 3
169 2
171 3
172 2
174 1
175 1
176 1
177 1
178 2
179 2
182 1
183 2
184 2
190 1
192 1
999 Reading not obtained 20
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-1 Item not applicable 4404
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2017
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 2017.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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