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Innovation Panel Variable

bmcon

Body Mass Consent

Datafile

Variable note:

This variable is part of the "Biomarker and sample collection" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

bodymassconsents_ip12.bmcon

Question label:

Body Mass Consent

Question text:

In a few minutes, I will be asking to measure your height and weight. Are you willing to have your height and weight taken?

Question universe:

if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1) & (ANNUALEVENTHISTORY.PREGOUT 4 & FERTILITYHISTORY.PREGN 1) (Mode is face-to-face and respondent is not pregnant)
and if CHBND = 2 (Respondent is not chair bound)

Question interviewer instructions:

DO NOT READ OUT

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-874233.53%
proxy-7512.3%
refusal-2140.63%
YES TO BOTH HEIGHT AND WEIGHT1127957.79%
WILLING TO DO HEIGHT ONLY2190.86%
WILLING TO DO WEIGHT ONLY310.05%
NO TO BOTH HEIGHT AND WEIGHT41074.84%
Total2213100.0%

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