| Aged 16 and over with
a valid height measurement |
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1999 |
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| Height (cm) |
Minority ethnic group
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|
General
population |
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Black |
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Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
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| Men |
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| Observed |
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|
|
|
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| Mean height |
174.2 |
170.2 |
171.9 |
165.9 |
168.0 |
174.1 |
174.6 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.32 |
0.30 |
0.25 |
0.28 |
0.38 |
0.38 |
0.12 |
|
| Standardised |
| Mean height: ratio of means |
1.00 |
0.97 |
0.98 |
0.94 |
0.96 |
0.99 |
1 |
| Standard error
of the ratio |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
| Women |
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|
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| Observed |
| Mean height |
162.8 |
156.1 |
158.2 |
153.3 |
156.2 |
160.9 |
161.1 |
| Standard error of the mean |
0.24 |
0.28 |
0.25 |
0.26 |
0.30 |
0.27 |
0.11 |
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| Standardised |
| Mean height: ratio of means |
1.01 |
0.96 |
0.97 |
0.94 |
0.96 |
1.00 |
1 |
| Standard error of the ratio |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Men |
327 |
536 |
334 |
122 |
91 |
1416 |
40062 |
| Women |
455 |
576 |
344 |
129 |
108 |
1868 |
47793 |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Men |
483 |
557 |
575 |
475 |
285 |
493 |
3282 |
| Women |
671 |
612 |
599 |
517 |
346 |
664 |
3908 |
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