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 1.7 CIS-R anxiety and depression scores, attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm, age-standardised, 2014/2015

Aged 16 and over with a biological module 2014/2015 combined
Mental health problem Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
5th (Least deprived) 4th 3rd 2nd 1st (Most deprived)
  % % % % %
Men
Depression symptom score
0 88 88 81 82 73
1 6 6 11 8 9
2 or more symptoms a 6 6 8 10 18
Anxiety symptom score
0 86 88 83 81 75
1 8 7 10 10 11
2 or more symptoms b 5 5 7 9 14
Suicide attempts
No 96 99 96 96 91
Yes 4 1 4 4 9
Deliberate self-harm
No 95 97 96 94 94
Yes 5 3 4 6 6
Women
Depression symptom score
0 89 81 82 80 72
1 8 10 10 9 13
2 or more symptoms a 3 8 8 11 15
Anxiety symptom score
0 79 72 72 74 68
1 13 14 15 12 16
2 or more symptoms b 8 13 13 14 17
Suicide attempts
No 98 94 96 92 88
Yes 2 6 4 8 12
Deliberate self-harm
No 92 94 96 93 90
Yes 8 6 4 7 10
All adults
Depression symptom score c
0 88 85 82 81 73
1 7 8 10 9 11
2 or more symptoms a 4 7 8 10 16
Anxiety symptom score d
0 83 80 77 77 71
1 11 10 12 11 14
2 or more symptoms b 7 9 10 12 15
Suicide attempts
No 97 97 96 94 90
Yes 3 3 4 6 10
Deliberate self-harm
No 94 95 96 93 92
Yes 6 5 4 7 8
Bases (weighted):
Men 407 466 411 403 389
Women 424 488 424 452 436
All adults 831 954 835 854 825
Bases (unweighted):
Men 344 443 434 341 329
Women 436 561 509 466 447
All adults 780 1004 943 807 776

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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