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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2017

Variable Details

Variablesys2om
Label1st Systolic reading (mmHg)
Responses
69 1
77 1
84 1
87 1
88 2
89 1
92 2
93 1
94 2
96 4
97 5
98 2
99 4
100 5
101 5
102 8
103 9
104 9
105 6
106 15
107 13
108 10
109 16
110 20
111 18
112 20
113 15
114 17
115 19
116 13
117 19
118 14
119 18
120 18
121 24
122 32
123 20
124 24
125 15
126 18
127 23
128 21
129 10
130 18
131 17
132 14
133 20
134 15
135 14
136 11
137 17
138 14
139 12
140 14
141 11
142 15
143 11
144 8
145 16
146 11
147 6
148 5
149 7
150 4
151 8
152 3
153 5
154 8
155 3
156 3
157 5
158 7
159 10
160 5
161 2
163 5
164 5
165 4
166 3
167 3
168 2
169 3
170 3
171 1
172 5
173 3
175 2
176 1
177 2
178 1
179 1
182 2
183 1
188 1
189 1
190 2
191 1
192 1
198 1
201 1
999 Reading not obtained 21
-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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