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Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) 1996-2003
Appendix C: Base sizes
Below are the unweighted base sizes for the tables and charts.
Base |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Total |
1810 |
1795 |
1794 |
880 |
- |
1757 |
1742 |
1720 |
Sex
| Men | 771 |
762 |
761 |
360 |
- |
738 |
742 |
728 |
| Women | 1030 |
1032 |
1033 |
520 |
- |
1019 |
1000 |
992 |
Age
| 16-24 | 215 |
194 |
194 |
88 |
- |
228 |
214 |
179 |
| 25-34 | 395 |
394 |
327 |
170 |
- |
322 |
284 |
268 |
| 35-44 | 330 |
362 |
349 |
182 |
- |
353 |
330 |
355 |
| 45-54 | 279 |
267 |
333 |
160 |
- |
269 |
279 |
296 |
| 55-64 | 289 |
287 |
281 |
149 |
- |
295 |
319 |
317 |
| 65-74 | 282 |
289 |
302 |
128 |
- |
290 |
316 |
305 |
Social grade
| AB | 229 |
294 |
303 |
124 |
- |
252 |
298 |
250 |
| C1 | 478 |
516 |
512 |
268 |
- |
544 |
518 |
528 |
| C2 | 356 |
358 |
354 |
167 |
- |
423 |
363 |
361 |
| D | 325 |
259 |
306 |
135 |
- |
210 |
270 |
256 |
| E | 401 |
360 |
312 |
179 |
- |
328 |
293 |
325 |
Deprivation Category
| 1-2 | 310 |
342 |
418 |
173 |
- |
324 |
366 |
383 |
| 3-5 | 1130 |
1112 |
1088 |
566 |
- |
1064 |
1055 |
1045 |
| 6-7 | 370 |
341 |
288 |
141 |
- |
369 |
321 |
292 |
Regular smokers
All |
650 |
617 |
551 |
263 |
- |
525 |
529 |
530 |
Men |
279 |
257 |
247 |
109 |
- |
225 |
229 |
227 |
Women |
368 |
360 |
304 |
154 |
- |
300 |
300 |
303 |
16-24 |
69 |
67 |
67 |
29 |
- |
67 |
80 |
56 |
25-34 |
167 |
169 |
118 |
58 |
- |
121 |
108 |
103 |
35-44 |
112 |
120 |
109 |
57 |
- |
113 |
103 |
136 |
45-54 |
119 |
99 |
107 |
54 |
- |
85 |
98 |
83 |
55-74 |
178 |
162 |
147 |
65 |
- |
139 |
140 |
152 |
Heavy smokers |
333 |
280 |
272 |
124 |
- |
224 |
214 |
231 |
Consumption of fruit and vegetables
Daily |
1044 |
1134 |
1151 |
559 |
- |
1220 |
1235 |
1211 |
Non-daily |
766 |
661 |
643 |
321 |
- |
537 |
507 |
509 |
Activity level
Sedentary |
649 |
641 |
620 |
331 |
- |
645 |
296 |
582 |
Age within sex - women
16-24 |
120 |
111 |
112 |
49 |
- |
133 |
124 |
100 |
25-34 |
233 |
233 |
204 |
109 |
- |
192 |
162 |
151 |
35-44 |
181 |
215 |
200 |
110 |
- |
210 |
195 |
194 |
45-54 |
145 |
143 |
184 |
93 |
- |
137 |
143 |
173 |
55-64 |
163 |
157 |
154 |
75 |
- |
176 |
187 |
191 |
65-74 |
179 |
173 |
174 |
83 |
- |
171 |
189 |
183 |
Age within sex - men
16-24 |
95 |
83 |
82 |
39 |
- |
95 |
90 |
79 |
25-34 |
162 |
161 |
123 |
61 |
- |
130 |
122 |
117 |
35-44 |
149 |
147 |
149 |
72 |
- |
143 |
135 |
161 |
45-54 |
134 |
124 |
149 |
67 |
- |
132 |
136 |
123 |
55-64 |
126 |
130 |
127 |
74 |
- |
119 |
132 |
126 |
65-74 |
103 |
116 |
128 |
45 |
- |
119 |
127 |
122 |
Drinkers
All |
1593 |
1587 |
1576 |
771 |
- |
1533 |
1520 |
1486 |
Men (March only 96-97) |
359 |
340 |
690 |
322 |
- |
664 |
675 |
644 |
Women (March only 96-97) |
438 |
447 |
886 |
449 |
- |
869 |
845 |
842 |
Exceed alcohol limit
All |
243 |
251 |
224 |
113 |
- |
274 |
263 |
239 |
Men (March only 96-97) |
97 |
183 |
150 |
74 |
- |
185 |
182 |
160 |
Visit to dentist
Not in last year |
658 |
573 |
540 |
258 |
- |
538 |
508 |
526 |
In last year |
1152 |
1222 |
1254 |
622 |
- |
1219 |
1234 |
1194 |
The table below gives the unweighted base sizes for those answering the self-completion section.
Base |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
All |
1698 |
1733 |
1663 |
811 |
- |
1606 |
1583 |
1529 |
Sex
Men |
734 |
737 |
706 |
327 |
- |
668 |
679 |
640 |
Women |
961 |
996 |
957 |
484 |
- |
938 |
904 |
889 |
Social grade
AB |
221 |
284 |
291 |
118 |
- |
243 |
279 |
233 |
C1 |
457 |
500 |
473 |
255 |
- |
509 |
478 |
481 |
C2 |
334 |
348 |
333 |
150 |
- |
390 |
333 |
325 |
D |
331 |
254 |
284 |
126 |
- |
190 |
245 |
224 |
E |
361 |
340 |
275 |
155 |
- |
274 |
248 |
266 |
Age
16-24 |
209 |
192 |
190 |
86 |
- |
219 |
203 |
172 |
25-34 |
385 |
390 |
317 |
163 |
- |
303 |
266 |
253 |
35-44 |
316 |
353 |
335 |
172 |
- |
334 |
309 |
324 |
45-54 |
266 |
262 |
316 |
148 |
- |
245 |
264 |
259 |
55-64 |
272 |
273 |
243 |
132 |
- |
266 |
279 |
284 |
65-74 |
240 |
263 |
254 |
110 |
- |
239 |
262 |
237 |
Deprivation Category
1-2 |
294 |
328 |
391 |
165 |
- |
306 |
335 |
354 |
3-5 |
1059 |
1075 |
1009 |
513 |
- |
971 |
951 |
915 |
6-7 |
345 |
330 |
263 |
133 |
- |
329 |
297 |
260 |
Below are the weighted base sizes for the tables and charts.
Base |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Total |
1810 |
1795 |
1794 |
880 |
- |
1757 |
1742 |
1720 |
Sex
Men |
886 |
841 |
879 |
431 |
- |
863 |
856 |
845 |
Women |
925 |
954 |
916 |
449 |
- |
894 |
886 |
875 |
Age
16-24 |
300 |
280 |
298 |
146 |
- |
270 |
268 |
264 |
25-34 |
397 |
387 |
389 |
192 |
- |
360 |
357 |
352 |
35-44 |
334 |
355 |
333 |
164 |
- |
362 |
359 |
354 |
45-54 |
301 |
304 |
298 |
145 |
- |
310 |
308 |
304 |
55-64 |
257 |
257 |
251 |
124 |
- |
250 |
248 |
245 |
65-74 |
218 |
211 |
218 |
106 |
- |
205 |
203 |
201 |
Social grade
AB |
248 |
335 |
318 |
120 |
- |
238 |
321 |
262 |
C1 |
507 |
540 |
526 |
281 |
- |
594 |
573 |
587 |
C2 |
388 |
411 |
398 |
162 |
- |
472 |
393 |
407 |
D |
337 |
256 |
298 |
152 |
- |
199 |
246 |
230 |
E |
321 |
240 |
249 |
154 |
- |
253 |
210 |
235 |
Deprivation Category
1-2 |
328 |
345 |
388 |
186 |
- |
310 |
351 |
373 |
3-5 |
1107 |
1084 |
1075 |
548 |
- |
976 |
1057 |
1032 |
6-7 |
378 |
365 |
331 |
147 |
- |
471 |
333 |
315 |
Regular smokers
All |
658 |
588 |
566 |
308 |
- |
563 |
512 |
504 |
Men |
317 |
266 |
283 |
172 |
- |
281 |
246 |
254 |
Women |
341 |
321 |
283 |
136 |
- |
282 |
266 |
250 |
16-24 |
95 |
70 |
102 |
69 |
- |
67 |
86 |
72 |
25-34 |
189 |
165 |
134 |
85 |
- |
129 |
118 |
125 |
35-44 |
117 |
124 |
102 |
62 |
- |
128 |
124 |
121 |
45-54 |
111 |
109 |
108 |
40 |
- |
91 |
89 |
79 |
55-74 |
144 |
118 |
117 |
51 |
- |
148 |
99 |
106 |
Heavy smokers |
323 |
253 |
259 |
103 |
- |
233 |
183 |
235 |
Consumption of fruit and vegetables
Daily |
1031 |
1156 |
1095 |
551 |
- |
1171 |
1198 |
1187 |
Non-daily |
782 |
639 |
700 |
329 |
- |
586 |
544 |
533 |
Activity level
Sedentary |
632 |
606 |
632 |
298 |
- |
618 |
246 |
518 |
Age within sex - women
16-24 |
147 |
139 |
145 |
71 |
- |
132 |
131 |
129 |
25-34 |
196 |
211 |
194 |
95 |
- |
179 |
177 |
175 |
35-44 |
167 |
196 |
167 |
83 |
- |
182 |
180 |
178 |
45-54 |
153 |
155 |
151 |
74 |
- |
157 |
156 |
154 |
55-64 |
135 |
139 |
132 |
65 |
- |
130 |
129 |
128 |
65-74 |
122 |
114 |
123 |
60 |
- |
114 |
113 |
111 |
| Base | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Age within sex - men
16-24 |
153 |
141 |
152 |
75 |
- |
138 |
137 |
135 |
25-34 |
200 |
176 |
196 |
97 |
- |
181 |
180 |
177 |
35-44 |
166 |
159 |
166 |
81 |
- |
180 |
179 |
176 |
45-54 |
148 |
149 |
146 |
71 |
- |
153 |
152 |
150 |
55-64 |
121 |
118 |
119 |
59 |
- |
119 |
118 |
117 |
65-74 |
96 |
97 |
95 |
46 |
- |
92 |
91 |
90 |
Drinkers
All |
1630 |
1615 |
1591 |
775 |
- |
1570 |
1545 |
1513 |
Men (March only 96-97) |
424 |
405 |
811 |
394 |
- |
791 |
794 |
758 |
Women (March only 96-97) |
391 |
392 |
780 |
381 |
- |
779 |
752 |
755 |
Exceed alcohol limit
All |
288 |
262 |
273 |
147 |
- |
313 |
298 |
278 |
Men (March only 96-97) |
114 |
106 |
182 |
111 |
- |
235 |
222 |
210 |
Visit to dentist
Not in last year |
618 |
537 |
549 |
280 |
- |
534 |
481 |
468 |
In last year |
1185 |
1245 |
1243 |
599 |
- |
1221 |
1260 |
1252 |
The table below gives the weighted base sizes for those answering the self-completion section.
| Base | 1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| All | 1727 |
1735 |
1687 |
823 |
- |
1648 |
1621 |
1563 |
Sex
Men |
851 |
807 |
829 |
403 |
- |
804 |
797 |
766 |
Women |
877 |
928 |
858 |
420 |
- |
844 |
823 |
797 |
Social grade
AB |
241 |
326 |
307 |
117 |
- |
230 |
306 |
245 |
C1 |
489 |
512 |
493 |
269 |
- |
565 |
540 |
546 |
C2 |
368 |
402 |
380 |
146 |
- |
444 |
368 |
369 |
D |
326 |
252 |
280 |
143 |
- |
185 |
223 |
206 |
E |
294 |
229 |
220 |
136 |
- |
224 |
183 |
197 |
Age
16-24 |
296 |
277 |
292 |
144 |
- |
262 |
254 |
258 |
25-34 |
389 |
378 |
381 |
184 |
- |
342 |
337 |
330 |
35-44 |
318 |
348 |
320 |
157 |
- |
346 |
345 |
328 |
45-54 |
288 |
299 |
279 |
136 |
- |
284 |
221 |
222 |
55-64 |
244 |
246 |
219 |
113 |
- |
234 |
221 |
222 |
65-74 |
189 |
186 |
189 |
89 |
- |
179 |
170 |
161 |
Deprivation Category
| 1-2 | 317 |
333 |
369 |
178 |
- |
297 |
328 |
349 |
| 3-5 | 1051 |
1049 |
1005 |
509 |
- |
912 |
967 |
926 |
| 6-7 | 361 |
353 |
313 |
136 |
- |
439 |
317 |
288 |