Table 14.5

General population sample: adults in co-operating households: response to stages of the survey, by sex and age

Aged 16 and over in co-operating households								1999
Individual response	Age							Total
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Interviewed
Interviewed	85	86	89	88	88	97	97	89
Not contacted/refused	15	14	11	12	12	3	3	11
Height
Measured	80	81	85	83	82	90	84	84
Measurement not attempted	1	2	1	2	4	3	9	2
Not contacted/refuseda	19	17	13	15	15	7	7	14
Weight
Measured	78	79	83	81	81	89	81	82
Measurement not attempted	3	4	3	3	5	5	12	4
Not contacted/refuseda	19	17	14	15	15	7	7	14
Women
Interviewed
Interviewed	87	95	98	95	96	97	99	95
Not contacted/refused	13	5	3	5	4	3	1	5
Height
Measured	84	93	94	89	91	90	83	90
Measurement not attempted	1	1	1	1	2	4	14	3
Not contacted/refuseda	15	6	5	10	7	6	3	7
Weight
Measured	80	84	89	86	88	88	81	85
Measurement not attempted	4	9	5	3	4	6	15	6
Not contacted/refuseda	16	8	6	10	8	6	4	8
Bases:
Men	496	715	755	719	586	450	280	4001
Women	575	776	840	808	535	488	428	4450

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

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