The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children

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


Table 1.7 GHQ12, 2003, 2008-2011 combined, by age and sex

Aged 13-15 2003, 2008-2011 combined
GHQ12 score Age Total
13 14 15
% % % %
Boys
0
2003 78 78 61 72
2008-2011 75 70 65 70
1-3
2003 16 21 31 23
2008-2011 19 24 25 23
4 or more
2003 6 1 8 5
2008-2011 6 6 11 7
Girls
0
2003 68 68 61 66
2008-2011 74 57 54 62
1-3
2003 20 19 28 22
2008-2011 20 28 32 26
4 or more
2003 11 13 11 12
2008-2011 6 14 14 11
All children
0
2003 74 73 61 69
2008-2011 74 64 60 66
1-3
2003 18 20 30 22
2008-2011 20 26 28 24
4 or more
2003 8 7 9 8
2008-2011 6 10 12 9
Bases (weighted):
Boys 2003 109 94 105 308
Boys 2008-2011 243 227 218 688
Girls 2003 94 103 87 284
Girls 2008-2011 238 217 195 650
All children 2003 202 197 192 592
All children 2008-2011 481 444 413 1338
Bases (unweighted):
Boys 2003 103 92 102 297
Boys 2008-2011 226 220 219 665
Girls 2003 93 101 93 287
Girls 2008-2011 226 221 202 649
All children 2003 196 193 195 584
All children 2008-2011 452 441 421 1314

a Scores range from 0-12. Scores of 4+ indicate the presence of a possible psychiatric condition.

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