Scottish Health Survey 2013 - volume 2: technical report

Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2013.


Table 1.17 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for long-term conditions variables

2013, 2012/2013 combined

% (p) / Mean

Sample size (un-weighted)

True standard error

95% confidence interval

Design Factor

lower

upper

Adult long term conditions, 2013

Men

Limiting longstanding illness

28.4

2139

1.28

25.9

30.9

1.38

Non-Limiting longstanding illness

13.0

2139

0.82

11.5

14.7

1.18

No longstanding illness

58.6

2139

1.42

55.8

61.4

1.39

Total with illness

41.4

2139

1.42

38.6

44.2

1.39

Women

Limiting longstanding illness

33.6

2752

1.19

31.3

36.0

1.27

Non-Limiting longstanding illness

12.7

2752

0.74

11.3

14.2

1.12

No longstanding illness

53.7

2752

1.23

51.3

56.1

1.25

Total with illness

46.3

2752

1.23

43.9

48.7

1.25

Adult doctor diagnosed asthma, 2013

Men

Wheezed in last 12 months

16.9

2137

0.93

15.2

18.8

1.20

Doctor-diagnosed asthma

15.7

2137

1.01

13.8

17.8

1.34

Women

Wheezed in last 12 months

19.4

2752

0.91

17.7

21.3

1.16

Doctor-diagnosed asthma

16.9

2753

0.88

15.2

18.7

1.18

Adult doctor diagnosed COPD, 2013

Men

Yes

3.3

2140

0.38

2.6

4.2

1.03

No

96.7

2140

0.38

95.8

97.4

1.03

Women

Yes

4.2

2754

0.40

3.5

5.1

1.01

No

95.8

2754

0.40

94.9

96.5

1.01

Any CVD, any CVD or diabetes, doctor diagnosed diabetes, IHD, stroke, IHD or stroke, 2013

Men

Any CVD

15.7

2140

0.90

14.0

17.5

1.20

Any CVD or diabetes

19.2

2140

1.01

17.3

21.3

1.24

Doctor diagnosed diabetes

6.1

2140

0.54

5.1

7.3

1.10

IHD

7.1

2140

0.58

6.0

8.3

1.10

Stroke

3.2

2140

0.42

2.4

4.1

1.17

IHD or stroke

9.5

2140

0.69

8.3

11.0

1.13

Women

Any CVD

15.3

2752

0.80

13.8

17.0

1.12

Any CVD or diabetes

18.6

2752

0.86

17.0

20.3

1.11

Doctor diagnosed diabetes

5.1

2754

0.47

4.2

6.1

1.07

IHD

5.3

2754

0.52

4.4

6.4

1.17

Stroke

2.7

2754

0.36

2.0

3.5

1.12

IHD or stroke

7.2

2754

0.60

6.1

8.5

1.17

Blood pressure level, 2012/2013

Men

Normotensive

71.0

828

1.82

67.2

74.4

1.20

Hypertensive controlled

4.6

828

0.79

3.3

6.4

1.12

Hypertensive uncontrolled

5.8

828

0.77

4.5

7.5

0.99

Hypertensive untreated

18.6

828

1.61

15.6

22.0

1.24

Total with hypertension

29.0

828

1.82

25.6

32.8

1.20

Women

Normotensive

70.8

1037

1.51

67.7

73.7

1.04

Hypertensive controlled

7.2

1037

0.86

5.6

9.0

1.03

Hypertensive uncontrolled

8.5

1037

0.88

6.9

10.4

0.99

Hypertensive untreated

13.6

1037

1.17

11.4

16.1

1.07

Total with hypertension

29.2

1037

1.51

26.3

32.3

1.04

Child long term conditions, 2013

Boys

Limiting longstanding illness

10.5

948

1.14

8.5

13.0

1.14

Non-Limiting longstanding illness

8.7

948

0.97

7.0

10.8

1.06

No longstanding illness

80.8

948

1.43

77.9

83.5

1.11

Total with illness

19.2

948

1.43

16.5

22.1

1.11

Girls

Limiting longstanding illness

7.5

889

0.94

5.9

9.6

1.06

Non-Limiting longstanding illness

7.7

889

0.97

6.0

9.9

1.09

No longstanding illness

84.7

889

1.30

82.0

87.1

1.08

Total with illness

15.3

889

1.30

12.9

18.0

1.08

Child doctor diagnosed asthma, 2013

Boys

Wheezed in last 12 months

16.5

947

1.34

14.1

19.3

1.11

Doctor-diagnosed asthma

14.8

948

1.31

12.4

17.6

1.13

Girls

Wheezed in last 12 months

12.0

891

1.15

9.9

14.5

1.06

Doctor-diagnosed asthma

11.8

891

1.17

9.7

14.3

1.09

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