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waist3cm

Waist measurement 3 CM

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Question asked in the latest wave:

waistandhipcapi_ip15.waist3cm

Question label:

Waist measurement 3 CM

Question text:

There seems to be a bit of a difference between those two measurements. Please could you measure your waist one final time then I will read the measurement.

Question universe:

if GRIDVARIABLES.MODETYPE = 1 & (FERTILITYHISTORY.PREG0FH 1 & ANNUALEVENTHISTORY.PREG0 1) & BODYMASSINTRO.CHBND = 2 (Mode is face to face & Not currently pregnant & Not chair bound)
and if WHEXCLUDE = 3 (No colostomy or ileostomy and able to stand)
and if WHAGREEMENT = 1 | 2 (Agreed to waist measurement)
and if ((WAIST1CM REF) & (WAIST2CM REF) & (WAIST1 999.9) & (WAIST2 999.9)) & (difference between WAIST1 and WAIST2 > 3.00) (WAIST1 and WAIST2 measurements differ by greater than 3.00cm)

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER THE WAIST MEASUREMENT IN CENTIMETRES AND MILLIMETRES TO THE NEAREST MILLIMETRE. IF CENTIMETRES OBTAINED BUT MILLIMETERS NOT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN, PLEASE ENTER 0 MM. IF ENTIRE MEASUREMENT NOT OBTAINED, ENTER 999.9

Further details:
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Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8265397.54%
proxy-7341.25%
don't know-110.04%
[Value >= 0]1321.18%
Total2720100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
96.75268863.0126.014.9832

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