The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.


Table 1.10 Self-assessed general health and prevalence of long-term conditions, 2008-2011 combined, by strengths and difficulties scores

Aged 4-12 2008-2011 combined
Long-term conditions and limiting long-term conditions Total difficulties score Total
Normal (0-13) Borderline (14-16) Abnormal (17-40)
% % % %
Boys
Self-assessed general health
Very good 72 57 47 69
Good 24 36 36 26
Fair 3 6 15 4
Bad 0 1 2 0
Very bad 0 - 1 0
Very good/good 97 93 83 95
Very bad/bad 0 1 2 0
Long-term conditions and limiting long-term conditions
No long-term conditions 85 75 52 81
Limiting long-term conditions 5 11 34 9
Non-limiting long-term conditions 10 15 14 11
Total with conditions 15 25 48 19
Girls
Self-assessed general health
Very good 73 43 44 69
Good 24 41 39 26
Fair 3 12 10 4
Bad 0 3 6 1
Very bad
Very good/good 97 85 83 95
Very bad/bad 0 3 6 1
Long-term conditions and limiting long-term conditions
No long-term conditions 88 75 65 85
Limiting long-term conditions 4 13 21 6
Non-limiting long-term conditions 8 12 15 9
Total with conditions 12 25 35 15
All children
Self-assessed general health
Very good 73 50 46 69
Good 24 39 37 26
Fair 3 9 13 4
Bad 0 2 3 1
Very bad 0 - 0 0
Very good/good 97 89 83 95
Very bad/bad 0 2 4 1
Long-term conditions and limiting long-term conditions
No long-term conditions 86 75 56 83
Limiting long-term conditions 5 12 29 7
Non-limiting long-term conditions 9 13 15 10
Total with conditions 14 25 44 17
Bases (weighted):
Boys 1805 139 215 2159
Girls 1841 140 120 2101
All children 3646 279 334 4260
Bases (unweighted):
Boys 1811 138 206 2155
Girls 1787 129 107 2023
All children 3598 267 313 4178

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