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Physical measurement responses are input as labelled numeric answers regardless of whether the question response contains a single measurement (inches, cm, mm, kilos) or a compound measurement (… lbs … oz; … stones … lbs; … ft … in). The answer label for the measurement unit should be fully spelled out regardless of how it is written in the questionnaire. For medical measurements, e.g. blood pressure,
When the answer is the second measurement in a compound response, the label is entered as ‘[X] in [Y]’, where [X] is the second part of the measurement and [Y] is first part. So for a response ‘… lbs … oz’ the label for the ‘oz’ numeric answer is ‘Ounces in pound’, with a Min of 0 and Max of 15 (for an integer response) or 16 (for a float response). For the response ‘… stones … lbs’ the label for the ‘lbs’ numeric answer is ‘Pounds in stone’, with a Min of 0 and Max of 13 (for an integer response) or 14 (for a float response).
Responses for medical measurements, e.g. blood pressure, peak expiratory flow rate, etc., are labelled using the unit of measure recorded for the medical check, not the procedure itself. The numeric response for blood pressure is labelled Millimetres and does not need to be distinguised from Millimetres used as a physical measurement. The label for peak expiratory flow rate, used to assess lung capacity, is Litres per minute.
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Label | Type | Numeric type | Min | Max | Used for question text response |
Feet | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in feet only. Also used as feet component of question asking height measurement in feet and inches. See example. |
Inches | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in inches only. See example. |
Centimetres | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in centimetres only. See Integer example and Float example. |
Millimetres | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in millimetres only. See Integer example and Float example of physical measurement. Also used for as answer in questions recording blood pressure. |
Pounds | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in pounds only. Also used as pound component of question asking weight measurement in pounds and ounces. See Pounds only example and Pounds/Ounces example. |
Stones | Numeric | Integer | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in stones only. Also used as stones component of question asking weight measurement in stones and pounds. See example. |
Kilograms | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in kilograms only. Also used as kilogram component of question asking weight measurement in kilograms and grams. See Integer example and Float example. |
Grams | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in grams only. The same numeric answer may also be used as a quantity answer. See example. |
Ounces | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Measurement response in ounces only. The same numeric answer may also be used as a quantity measurement answer for volume in ounces only. |
Inches in foot | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 11 | Inches component of height measurement in feet and inches. Response is whole number. See example. |
Inches in foot | Numeric | Float | 0 | 12 | Inches component of height measurement in feet and inches. Response contains decimal point or a fraction. See example. |
Ounces in pound | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 15 | Ounces component of weight measurement in pounds and ounces. Response is whole number. |
Ounces in pound | Numeric | Float | 0 | 16 | Ounces component of weight measurement in pounds and ounces. Response contains decimal point or a fraction. See example. |
Pounds in stone | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 13 | Pounds component of weight measurement in stones and pounds. Response is whole number. See example. |
Pounds in stone | Numeric | Float | 0 | 14 | Pounds component of weight measurement in stones and pounds. Response contains decimal point or a fraction. |
Grams in Kilogram | Numeric | Integer | 0 | 999 | Grams component of weight measurement in kilograms and grams. Response is whole number. |
Grams in Kilogram | Numeric | Float | 0 | 1000 | Grams component of weight measurement in kilograms and grams. Response contains decimal point. |
| Litres per minute | Numeric | Integer | 0 | Blank | Measurement of peak expiratory flow rate (lung capacity). |
| Celsius | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Temperature measurement is specified as Celsius. |
| Fahrenheit | Numeric | Integer or Float | 0 | Blank | Temperature measurement is specified as Fahrenheit. |
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