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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 1.9 Children's strengths and difficulties scores, 2012-2015 combined, by age and sex
| Aged 4-12 | 2012-2015 combined | |||||||
| Total difficulties score | Age | Total | ||||||
| 4-5 | 6-7 | 8-9 | 10-12 | |||||
| % | % | % | % | % | ||||
| Boys | ||||||||
| Conduct problems score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-2) | 75 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 77 | |||
| Borderline (3) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Abnormal (4-10) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |||
| Emotional symptoms score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-3) | 90 | 88 | 82 | 83 | 86 | |||
| Borderline (4) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Abnormal (5-10) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |||
| Peer problems score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-2) | 81 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 78 | |||
| Borderline (3) | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Abnormal (4-10) | 10 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 14 | |||
| Hyperactivity score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-5) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 75 | |||
| Borderline (6) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Abnormal (7-10) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | |||
| Prosocial behaviour score | ||||||||
| Normal (6-10) | 86 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 88 | |||
| Borderline (5) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Abnormal (0-4) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Total difficulties score b | ||||||||
| Normal (0-13) | 85 | 83 | 79 | 82 | 82 | |||
| Borderline (14-16) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Abnormal (17-40) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Mean | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | |||
| SE Mean | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.17 | |||
| Median | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Girls | ||||||||
| Conduct problems score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-2) | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | |||
| Borderline (3) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Abnormal (4-10) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Emotional symptoms score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-3) | 90 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 87 | |||
| Borderline (4) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Abnormal (5-10) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |||
| Peer problems score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-2) | 84 | 88 | 86 | 81 | 84 | |||
| Borderline (3) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Abnormal (4-10) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | |||
| Hyperactivity score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-5) | 83 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 88 | |||
| Borderline (6) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Abnormal (7-10) | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Prosocial behaviour score | ||||||||
| Normal (6-10) | 91 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | |||
| Borderline (5) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Abnormal (0-4) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total difficulties score b | ||||||||
| Normal (0-13) | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 90 | |||
| Borderline (14-16) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Abnormal (17-40) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |||
| Mean | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | |||
| SE Mean | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.14 | |||
| Median | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||
| All children | ||||||||
| Conduct problems score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-2) | 79 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | |||
| Borderline (3) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Abnormal (4-10) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Emotional symptoms score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-3) | 90 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 86 | |||
| Borderline (4) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Abnormal (5-10) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |||
| Peer problems score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-2) | 83 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 81 | |||
| Borderline (3) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Abnormal (4-10) | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |||
| Hyperactivity score | ||||||||
| Normal (0-5) | 78 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 81 | |||
| Borderline (6) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Abnormal (7-10) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Prosocial behaviour score | ||||||||
| Normal (6-10) | 88 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 91 | |||
| Borderline (5) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Abnormal (0-4) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Total difficulties score b | ||||||||
| Normal (0-13) | 88 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 86 | |||
| Borderline (14-16) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Abnormal (17-40) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Mean | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | |||
| SE Mean | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.12 | |||
| Median | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Boys | 420 | 404 | 422 | 604 | 1850 | |||
| Girls | 429 | 393 | 355 | 581 | 1758 | |||
| All children | 850 | 797 | 776 | 1185 | 3608 | |||
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Boys | 433 | 395 | 426 | 554 | 1808 | |||
| Girls | 446 | 400 | 360 | 537 | 1743 | |||
| All children | 879 | 795 | 786 | 1091 | 3551 | |||
a Children's individual Strengths and Difficulties scores are part of the national mental health indicator set for children
b The total difficulties score is the sum of the scores for the first four domains (conduct problems, emotional symptoms, peer problems and hyperactivity)
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Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot
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