The Scottish Health Survey 2008

The Scottish Health Survey 2008


Table 1.7 WEMWBS mean scores, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008

WEMWBS scores

Age

Total

16-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

Men

Mean

51.1

50.4

50.6

49.6

50.0

50.7

48.7

50.2

Standard error of the mean

0.57

0.47

0.48

0.42

0.48

0.50

0.63

0.20

Standard deviation

7.54

7.52

8.80

8.47

9.48

9.49

8.51

8.55

Women

Mean

49.8

49.4

49.5

49.5

49.7

51.2

49.0

49.7

Standard error of the mean

0.48

0.43

0.36

0.43

0.42

0.43

0.49

0.16

Standard deviation

7.66

8.23

8.24

9.32

8.81

8.57

7.98

8.48

Bases (weighted):

Men

420

435

519

510

436

285

181

2785

Women

404

447

566

546

456

344

264

3026

Bases (unweighted):

Men

222

285

425

487

475

398

247

2539

Women

304

415

600

585

572

463

309

3248

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