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The Scottish Health Survey 2008

Aged 16 and over
2008

Self-assessed general health	Age							Total
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Very good	54	48	39	35	30	24	17	37
Good	34	40	44	43	36	37	38	39
Fair	12	9	12	14	21	28	27	16
Bad	1	2	5	7	9	9	14	6
Very bad	-	1	1	2	4	2	4	2
Very good/good	88	88	82	78	66	61	55	76
Bad/very bad	1	3	5	8	13	12	17	7
Women
Very good	41	45	42	36	29	26	18	35
Good	45	40	41	39	40	37	34	40
Fair	12	12	14	18	20	26	36	19
Bad	2	3	3	5	8	8	10	5
Very bad	-	0	0	2	4	3	3	2
Very good/good	86	85	82	75	69	64	51	75
Bad/very bad	2	3	3	7	11	11	13	7
Bases (weighted):
Men	464	481	563	555	480	327	218	3087
Women	444	487	616	591	504	384	350	3376
Bases (unweighted):
Men	246	317	460	535	525	453	304	2840
Women	333	451	648	632	632	516	410	3622

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