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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report

Published
20 September 2016
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781786524614

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

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Table 2.3 Prevalence of multiple conditions in adults, 2012-2015 combined, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over 2012-2015 combined
Number of conditions a Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+  
  % % % % % % % %
Men
0 81 73 64 52 34 23 14 52
1 16 20 24 27 30 30 29 25
2 2 5 8 13 19 23 24 13
3 1 1 3 6 9 14 18 6
4 or more - 0 1 3 7 11 15 4
2 or more 3 7 12 22 35 47 57 23
Mean b 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.5 1.9
Standard error of the mean 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.02
Median b 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Women
0 72 70 60 52 36 22 13 48
1 20 21 24 25 27 31 27 25
2 7 7 9 13 18 22 28 14
3 1 2 4 6 11 14 18 8
4 or more 0 0 2 4 8 10 14 5
2 or more 8 9 15 22 37 47 60 27
Mean b 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.0
Standard error of the mean 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.02
Median b 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
All adults
0 77 72 62 52 35 23 14 50
1 18 20 24 26 29 30 28 25
2 4 6 9 13 19 23 26 13
3 1 2 4 6 10 14 18 7
4 or more 0 0 1 4 8 11 14 5
2 or more 6 8 14 22 36 47 59 25
Mean b 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.0
Standard error of the mean 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02
Median b 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Bases (weighted):
Men 1313 1495 1451 1726 1451 1122 737 9295
Men with conditions 244 382 494 759 836 766 556 4038
Women 1289 1568 1537 1832 1526 1244 1060 10056
Women with conditions 348 462 591 828 894 845 806 4773
All adults 2602 3063 2988 3558 2978 2366 1797 19351
All adults with conditions 592 844 1085 1587 1730 1611 1362 8811
Bases (unweighted):
Men 773 1030 1304 1571 1486 1465 948 8577
Men with conditions 157 267 419 696 861 990 715 4105
Women 913 1432 1717 1957 1810 1640 1306 10775
Women with conditions 252 425 654 895 1065 1103 997 5391
All adults 1686 2462 3021 3528 3296 3105 2254 19352
All adults with conditions 409 692 1073 1591 1926 2093 1712 9496

a The number of different conditions (see section 2.2.2)
b Of those with at least one long-term condition

Contact

Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot

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