Table 14.13

Minority ethnic group sample: men in co-operating households: response to stages of the survey, by minority ethnic group

 

Men aged 16 and over in co-operating households						1999
Individual response	Minority ethnic group
	Black Caribbean	Indian	Pakistani	Bangladeshi	Chinese	Irish
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Interviewed1
Interviewed	81	85	85	89	78	90
Not contacted/refused	19	15	15	11	22	10
Height1
Measured	73	78	79	80	74	85
Measurement not attempted	2	2	1	2	1	3
Not contacted/refuseda	25	20	20	18	25	13
Weight1
Measured	71	75	77	69	74	83
Measurement not attempted	5	5	3	14	1	4
Not contacted/refuseda	25	20	20	17	25	13
Nurse visit1
Co-operated with nurse visit	55	64	54	47	51	69
Not interviewed	19	15	15	11	22	10
Refused/no contact at nurse visit	26	20	32	42	27	21
Waist/hip1
Measured	54	64	53	46	51	68
No nurse visitb	45	36	46	53	49	31
Refused/not obtained	1	1	1	1	0	1
Blood pressure1
Measured	55	64	53	46	51	69
No nurse visitb	45	36	46	53	49	31
Refused/not obtained	0	1	1	1	0	0
Saliva sample1
Measured	54	64	53	46	50	68
No nurse visitb	45	36	46	53	49	31
Refused/not obtained	1	1	0	1	1	1
Blood sample1
Blood sample taken	44	55	44	34	40	59
Unsuccessful attempt at sample	1	2	1	1	0	2
Ineligible: medical grounds	1	2	1	2	0	3
Refused	9	6	8	10	10	6
No nurse visitb	45	36	46	53	49	31
Fasting blood sample2
Blood sample taken	33	47	36	24	33	50
Unsuccessful attempt at sample	13	18	15	13	10	15
Ineligible: medical grounds	2	1	2	3	0	4
Refused	9	5	7	14	10	5
No nurse visitb	42	29	40	47	46	25
Electrocardiogram2
Measured	49	60	45	48	44	60
No nurse visitb	42	29	40	47	46	25
Ineligible: medical grounds	9	10	15	5	10	14
Refused/not obtained	0	1	0	0	0	1
Demi-span3
Measured	63	60	58	59	51	81
No nurse visitb	35	39	42	37	47	17
Refused/not obtained	2	1	0	4	2	2
Bases:
1Men aged 16 and over in co-operating households	673	738	726	600	388	598
2Men aged 35 and over in co-operating households	398	438	331	279	252	430
3Men aged 65 and over in co-operating households	114	70	31	54	43	95

^a Includes non-responders to interview as well as those refusing measurement.

^b Includes non-responders to interview.

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