The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

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


Table 1.6 Estimated odds ratios for below average WEMWBS mean scores, 2009/2011 combined, by associated risk factors and sex

Aged 16 and over
2009/2011 combined

Independent variablesa Men Women
Base (weighted) 1977 Odds ratio 95% CIb Base (weighted) 2577 Odds ratio 95% CIb
Age (p=0.006 ) (p<0.001)
16-44 761 1 1036 1
45-64 735 0.95 0.61, 1.49 952 0.84 0.61, 1.49
65+ 481 0.53 0.30, 0.91 569 0.48 0.31, 0.91
Marital Status (p=0.018) (p=0.009 )
Married/civil partner 1120 1.00 1330 1.00
Living as married 201 1.39 0.77, 2.51 251 1.00 0.61, 1.66
Single 403 1.44 0.94, 2.20 431 1.62 1.12, 2.36
Separated/ Divorced/ Widowed 253 1.57 0.99, 2.49 545 1.27 0.94, 1.74
Highest educational qualification (p=0.068 ) (p<0.001)
Degree or higher 523 1 699 1
HNC/D or equivalent 224 0.96 0.54, 1.71 249 1.48 0.88, 2.50
Higher grade or equivalent 331 0.88 0.52, 1.47 344 1.07 0.65, 1.74
Standard grade or equivalent 374 1.82 1.09, 3.05 507 1.37 0.91, 2.06
Other school level 117 0.95 0.46, 1.96 219 1.59 0.93, 2.72
No qualifications 408 1.22 0.72, 2.08 539 2.00 1.26, 3.18
NS-SEC of household reference person (p=0.005) (p=0.296)
Managerial/professional 808 1 956 1
Intermediate 148 1.18 0.64, 2.16 257 1.22 0.79, 1.89
Small employer/own accounts workers 180 0.92 0.47, 1.81 218 1.08 0.64, 1.82
Lower supervisory/technical 278 0.87 0.54, 1.41 289 1.31 0.88, 1.95
Semi-routine 521 1.01 0.63, 1.60 775 1.27 0.91, 1.77
Missing 42 0.28 0.11, 0.75 62 0.74 0.33, 1.67
Self-assessed general health (p<0.001) (p<0.001)
Good/very good 1464 1 1935 1
Fair 357 2.73 1.77, 4.21 418 2.13 1.53, 2.96
Bad/Very bad 156 6.03 3.49, 10.40 204 5.18 3.37, 7.97
Long term conditions (p=0.231) (p=0.005 )
Limiting longstanding illness 559 1 787 1
Non-limiting longstanding illness 310 0.34 0.18, 0.64 398 0.49 0.31, 0.75
None 1108 0.69 0.45, 1.06 1372 0.58 0.41, 0.80
Physical activity levelsc (p=0.023 ) (p=0.075)
High 805 1 806 1
Medium 554 1.10 0.71, 1.70 893 0.99 0.72, 1.38
Low 618 1.61 1.05, 2.47 858 1.33 0.94, 1.87
Discriminated against or unfairly treated in last 12 months (p<0.001) (p=0.004)
No 1757 1 2276 1
Yes 220 2.02 1.33, 3.07 281 1.68 1.18, 2.39
Number of people can turn to in a crisis (p=0.013 ) (p<0.001)
0-3 464 1 470 1
4-5 411 0.64 0.41, 0.98 555 0.56 0.40, 0.78
6 359 0.63 0.38, 1.04 458 0.42 0.29, 0.62
7-10 408 0.49 0.30, 0.81 618 0.46 0.32, 0.66
11 or more 335 0.66 0.40, 1.10 456 0.25 0.16, 0.40
Involvement in local community (p<0.001) (p<0.001)
A great deal/fair amount 534 1 797 1
Not very much 952 0.98 0.63, 1.53 1187 1.35 0.97, 1.89
Not at all 491 2.08 1.31, 3.28 573 1.86 1.31, 2.66

a Binary variable: 0= average or above average WEMWBS score and 1=at least 1 SD below average WEMWBS score.
b Confidence intervals.
c High= 30 minutes or more on at least 5 days a week (this group represents those who meet the current physical activity recommendations); Medium= 30 minutes or more on 1 to 4 days a week; Low= fewer than 30 minutes of moderate or vigorous activity a week.

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