height: unit of measurement
Datafile
Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
health_w1.hlht
Question label:
Height: unit of measurement
Question text:
I would like to ask you about your height and weight.
How tall are you without shoes?
Question interviewer instructions:
CODE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
ACCEPT ESTIMATE IF RESPONDENT NOT SURE
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 61 | 0.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 20 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 68 | 0.13% |
| feet and inches | 1 | 44358 | 86.99% |
| metres and centimetres | 2 | 2850 | 5.59% |
| cannot give estimate | 3 | 375 | 0.74% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 977 | 6.35% |
| refusal | -2 | 9 | 0.06% |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.06% |
| Feet and inches | 1 | 14061 | 91.35% |
| Metres & centimetres | 2 | 239 | 1.55% |
| Can't give estimate | 3 | 96 | 0.62% |
| Total | 15392 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 1014 | 6.42% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Feet and inches | 1 | 14463 | 91.59% |
| Metres & centimetres | 2 | 201 | 1.27% |
| Can't give estimate | 3 | 111 | 0.7% |
| Total | 15791 | 100.0% |
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