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The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children
Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.
Table 1.2 Prevalence of long-term conditions, 2008-2011 combined, by age and sex
| Aged 0-15 | 2008-2011 combined | ||||||||
| Long-term conditions and limiting long-term conditionsa | Age | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6-7 | 8-9 | 10-11 | 12-13 | 14-15 | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | |||||||||
| No long-term conditions | 94 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 83 |
| Limiting long-term conditions | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| Non-limiting long-term conditions | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Total with conditions | 6 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 |
| Girls | |||||||||
| No long-term conditions | 93 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 86 |
| Limiting long-term conditions | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Non-limiting long-term conditions | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Total with conditions | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
| All children | |||||||||
| No long-term conditions | 93 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 85 |
| Limiting long-term conditions | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Non-limiting long-term conditions | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Total with conditions | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||||||
| Boys | 535 | 553 | 479 | 541 | 446 | 551 | 550 | 501 | 4156 |
| Girls | 527 | 486 | 494 | 447 | 488 | 554 | 513 | 462 | 3972 |
| All children | 1062 | 1039 | 973 | 988 | 934 | 1104 | 1063 | 963 | 8128 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||||||
| Boys | 561 | 562 | 497 | 553 | 472 | 514 | 507 | 494 | 4160 |
| Girls | 566 | 531 | 517 | 418 | 447 | 521 | 499 | 468 | 3967 |
| All children | 1127 | 1093 | 1014 | 971 | 919 | 1035 | 1006 | 962 | 8127 |
a Percentage of children reporting a long-standing physical condition or disability that limits their daily activities is part of the national mental health indicator set for children.
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