Table 6.1
Response to anthropometric measurements, by minority
ethnic group
|
Aged 16 and over who were interviewed/had
a nurse visit
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1999 |
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Proportion providing valid
measurement
|
Minority ethnic group
|
|
|
|
General
populationa |
|
Black |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| Men |
|
| Height |
89 |
90 |
93 |
89 |
95 |
92 |
93 |
| Weight |
88 |
87 |
91 |
78 |
96 |
92 |
92 |
| BMI |
86 |
84 |
91 |
78 |
94 |
89 |
90 |
| Waist-hip |
98 |
98 |
99 |
97 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
|
| Women |
|
| Height |
91 |
93 |
93 |
93 |
96 |
94 |
92 |
| Weight |
90 |
89 |
90 |
77 |
96 |
92 |
91 |
| BMI |
87 |
89 |
90 |
76 |
95 |
91 |
89 |
| Waist-hip |
98 |
98 |
98 |
96 |
99 |
99 |
98 |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Men |
| Height, weight, BMI (interviewed) |
547 |
626 |
620 |
533 |
301 |
537 |
3233 |
| Waist-hip (saw nurse) |
371 |
476 |
391 |
281 |
197 |
414 |
6164 |
| Women |
| Height (interviewed) |
748 |
657 |
643 |
563 |
361 |
708 |
3870 |
| Weight, BMI (interviewed,
not pregnant) |
723 |
640 |
615 |
533 |
357 |
696 |
3807 |
| Waist-hip (saw nurse) |
523 |
469 |
410 |
292 |
252 |
551 |
7256 |
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a As the 1999 survey did not obtain waist and hip measurements
from the general population sample, response data for waist-hip for
the general population have been
taken from the 1998 survey.
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