- 2001 UK survey: survey of children’s’ sizes aged 4 to 16.
- Academic year: children start school at a minimum age of 4 years and 1 day in reception, continuing into year 1 at 5 years and one day and continuing in this way until year 11 at 15 years and one day.
- Age: the actual age of the child and set for 11 months and 29 days.
- Application: how the size dimensions may be used in a practical context, eg sitting eye height dimensions may be used to assess the height of a computer monitor.
- Bench: work surface for a practical activity such as woodworking, may be fixed or loose, usually heavy duty.
- Best Fit: most appropriate size of furniture for a particular individual based on a number of criteria including size, age etc
- British standard: standards giving various forms of guidance on products used for both public and private life.
- Building professionals: anyone involved in the design and specification of a building project, architects, interior designers, building contractors.
- Comfortable: refers to an activity such as reach where it is sometimes necessary to identify a dimension which does not require extreme stretching or bending.
- Design data: raw data shown in chart from the 2001 survey, provided for those who want to ascertain sizes for their own projects.
- Dimensions: refers to the sizes found for each measurement type.
- European standard: standards applicable to all European countries giving various forms of guidance on products used for both public and private life, usually superseding standards of individual countries.
- Eye height: vertical distance from the eye to the floor.
- Fixed furniture: furniture which is fixed to the fabric of the building, usually wall benching or shelving.
- Forward reach: an application which would require arm length dimensions, helpful for the depth of wall benches etc
- Foundation stage: a distinct phase of education for children aged 3-5, including nursery and reception age children.
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- Height: stature of the child from the top of the head to the floor.
- Key Stage: the statutory school years are divided into 4 phases which mark the stages of development. These relate to age, thus KS1: 5 -7, KS2: 7 – 11; KS3: 11 – 14 and KS4: 14 – 16.
- Loose furniture: furniture which is independent of the building, such as chairs or tables.
- Lower leg height: vertical distance from the underside of the knee (popliteal tendon) to the floor (measured in the sitting position). Most usefully applied to the height of chair seats.
- Mean: the average or the 50th percentile.
- Percentile: percentage groupings of sizes, eg 85th percentile refers to people who fall within 85% of the measurements. The 85th percentile is shown on the charts by a red line. The blue line shows the people who fall within the 15th percentile of the measurements. The charts show an outline figure who fits the 50th percentile. In the case of stature those who fall within the 85th percentile are the tallest, 15th the smallest.
- Primary school: takes children aged 4 to 11 and may include a nursery.
- Reach circle: length of arm to fingertip shown as an arc to indicate arm sweep.
- Secondary school: takes children aged 11 to 16, may contain a sixth form for pupils aged 16 to 18.
- Shoes: raw data shown does not include shoe height however application information does, it is advisable to add 25mm onto raw data only, 45mm may be advisable for older girls.
- Short: refers to anyone whose height is in the 15th percentile or lower.
- Size-marks: the method of separating different sizes of furniture as shown in standard.
- Table: referes to a worksurface (see below).
- Tall: refers to anyone who’s height is in the 85th percentile or above.
- Worksurface: any surface which is either fixed or loose and at standing or sitting height.
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