Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report

Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.


Table 1.3 Child (13-15) WEMWBS mean scores, 2012-2015 combined, by age and sex

Aged 13 - 15 2012-2015 combined
WEMWBS scores a Age Total
13 14 15
% % % %
Boys
Mean 53.6 51.3 51.3 52.0
SE of the mean 0.63 0.66 0.57 0.37
Standard deviation 8.03 8.06 6.77 7.74
Girls
Mean 50.8 50.1 48.8 49.9
SE of the mean 0.73 0.66 0.61 0.38
Standard deviation 8.62 7.39 7.58 7.91
All children
Mean 52.3 50.8 50.0 51.0
SE of the mean 0.49 0.46 0.43 0.27
Standard deviation 8.42 7.79 7.29 7.89
Bases (weighted)
Boys 172 196 163 531
Girls 157 148 173 478
All children 329 344 336 1009
Bases (unweighted)
Boys 167 190 154 511
Girls 149 146 172 467
All children 316 336 326 978

a WEMWBS scores range from 14 to 70. Higher scores indicate greater wellbeing.

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