The Scottish Health Survey 2008

The Scottish Health Survey 2008


Table 1.9 WEMWBS mean scores (observed and age-standardised), by equivalised household income quintile and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008

WEMWBS scores

Equivalised annual household income quintile

1 st
(highest)

2 nd

3 rd

4 th

5 th
(lowest)

Men

Observed

Mean

51.8

51.5

50.9

49.4

46.4

Standard error of the mean

0.34

0.40

0.45

0.50

0.61

Standard deviation

6.80

7.26

8.05

9.65

10.11

Standardised

Mean

51.6

51.4

50.7

49.3

45.9

Standard error of the mean

0.42

0.40

0.44

0.60

0.64

Standard deviation

7.20

7.28

8.07

9.73

10.34

Women

Observed

Mean

51.8

51.0

49.9

48.8

46.1

Standard error of the mean

0.36

0.32

0.39

0.44

0.48

Standard deviation

7.15

7.32

7.95

8.69

10.13

Standardised

Mean

52.1

50.8

49.9

48.4

45.7

Standard error of the mean

0.43

0.36

0.40

0.49

0.52

Standard deviation

7.19

7.35

8.01

8.76

10.44

Bases (weighted):

Men

611

535

545

379

385

Women

572

544

549

479

490

Bases (unweighted):

Men

498

501

474

411

361

Women

551

599

575

569

535

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