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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Aged 16 and over					2016
Life satisfaction^a	Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
Life satisfaction^a	5th (Least deprived)	4^th	3^rd	2^nd	1st (Most deprived)
	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Above average (9-10)	35	38	37	25	23
Average (8)	38	30	30	33	35
Below average (0-7)	27	31	33	42	42
Mean score	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.5	7.4
SE of mean	0.08	0.08	0.11	0.12	0.12
Women
Above average (9-10)	44	40	37	29	28
Average (8)	34	32	34	37	25
Below average (0-7)	22	28	30	34	46
Mean score	8.2	8.0	7.8	7.6	7.3
SE of mean	0.07	0.11	0.10	0.09	0.13
All adults
Above average (9-10)	40	39	37	27	26
Average (8)	36	31	32	35	30
Below average (0-7)	24	30	31	38	45
Mean score	8.1	8.0	7.8	7.5	7.3
SE of mean	0.06	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.10
Bases (weighted):
Men	443	386	446	382	411
Women	471	385	454	429	498
All adults	914	771	900	811	909
Bases (unweighted):
Men	421	421	430	324	293
Women	509	504	549	437	421
All adults	930	925	979	761	714

a Life satisfaction was assessed using a 0-10 scale where 0 was "extremely dissatisfied" and 10 "extremely satisfied"

Email: Julie Landsberg, Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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