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 2.5 Symptoms of distress (using GHQ12), age-standardised, 2012-2015 combined, by presence of physical conditions and sex

Aged 16 and over 2012-2015 combined
GHQ12 score Number of physical conditionsa
None One or more
  % %
Men
0 72 56
1-3 18 25
4 or more 9 19
Women
0 64 49
1-3 23 27
4 or more 12 23
All adults
0 68 52
1-3 21 26
4 or more 11 22
Bases (weighted):
Men 4969 3415
Women 5139 4035
All adults 10109 7450
Bases (unweighted):
Men 4238 3471
Women 5279 4570
All adults 9517 8041

a The number of different conditions (see section 2.2.2)

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