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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableCBMIg5_new_SR
Label(D) Children's BMI - 5 groups NEW (self reported height and weight)
Responses
1 Underweight (<= 2nd percentile) 62
2 Healthy weight (> 2nd percentile to < 85th percentile) 479
3 Overweight (>= 85th percentile to < 95th percentile) 81
4 Obese (>= 95th percentile to <98th percentile) 44
5 Morbidly obese (>= 98th percentile) 95
-9 Refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-5 Missing full date of birth 1
-3 Out of range 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 4738
-1 No BMI 654
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2021
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2021. The 2021 individual file contains 6,157 records. The 2021 household file contains 8,290 records. The combined 2017/18/19/21 file includes 25,128 cases, the combined 2019/21 file includes 13,038 cases, and the Intake24 food-level dietary data file includes 125,182 cases.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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