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 1.6 CIS-R anxiety and depression scores, attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm, 2012-2015 combined, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over with a biological module 2012-2015 combined
Mental health problem Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
% % % % % % % %
Men
Depression symptom score
0 81 80 82 79 83 88 93 83
1 11 12 4 9 8 6 3 8
2 or more symptoms a 8 8 14 12 9 6 4 9
Anxiety symptom score
0 79 79 82 83 83 91 90 83
1 13 12 11 8 8 5 5 9
2 or more symptoms b 8 9 7 10 10 4 5 8
Suicide attempts
No 96 95 94 94 98 99 99 96
Yes 4 5 6 6 2 1 1 4
Deliberate self-harm
No 87 93 92 97 99 100 100 95
Yes 13 7 8 3 1 0 - 5
Women
Depression symptom score
0 74 80 81 81 77 86 88 81
1 18 11 10 8 12 7 4 10
2 or more symptoms a 8 9 9 11 11 7 7 9
Anxiety symptom score
0 66 71 70 74 71 78 85 73
1 19 16 18 13 12 9 11 14
2 or more symptoms b 15 13 12 13 16 13 5 13
Suicide attempts
No 92 93 93 91 94 96 98 94
Yes 8 7 7 9 6 4 2 6
Deliberate self-harm
No 77 90 92 95 97 99 100 93
Yes 23 10 8 5 3 1 0 7
All adults
Depression symptom score c
0 77 80 82 80 80 87 90 82
1 14 11 7 9 10 6 4 9
2 or more symptoms a 8 8 11 11 10 7 6 9
Anxiety symptom score d
0 72 75 76 78 77 84 87 78
1 16 14 14 10 10 7 8 12
2 or more symptoms b 12 11 10 12 13 9 5 11
Suicide attempts
No 94 94 93 92 96 98 99 95
Yes 6 6 7 8 4 2 1 5
Deliberate self-harm
No 82 92 92 96 98 99 100 94
Yes 18 8 8 4 2 1 0 6
Bases (weighted):
Men 289 331 330 384 325 255 161 2075
Women 284 347 341 411 338 281 222 2225
All adults 573 679 671 795 663 535 384 4300
Bases (unweighted):
Men 203 239 286 331 314 331 187 1891
Women 200 340 409 433 427 355 255 2419
All adults 403 579 695 764 741 686 442 4310

a Two or more symptoms indicate depression of moderate to high severity
b Two or more symptoms indicate anxiety of moderate to high severity
c Percentage of adults with a score of 2+ on depression section of CIS-R is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults
d Percentage of adults with a score of 2+ on anxiety section of CIS-R is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults

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