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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.

Aged 16 and over	2015
Consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements	Age							Total
Consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Taking any supplement	16	31	23	20	21	27	31	24
Taking supplement containing vitamin D	11	19	13	8	10	12	10	12
No supplements taken	84	69	77	80	79	73	69	76
Women
Taking any supplement	25	27	27	29	31	37	35	30
Taking supplement containing vitamin D	14	20	19	12	16	17	15	16
Taking supplement containing folic acid ^a	2	10	8	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
No supplements taken	75	73	73	71	69	63	65	70
All adults
Taking any supplement	21	29	25	24	26	33	34	27
Taking supplement containing vitamin D	12	20	16	10	13	15	13	14
No supplements taken	79	71	75	76	74	67	66	73
Bases (weighted):
Men	339	385	372	445	375	288	190	2395
Women	333	405	397	473	394	321	274	2597
Women aged 16-49	333	405	393	223	n/a	n/a	n/a	1354
All adults	672	790	769	918	770	610	464	4992
Bases (unweighted):
Men	194	241	313	406	410	400	280	2244
Women	211	348	392	487	489	461	362	2750
Women aged 16-49	211	348	389	229	n/a	n/a	n/a	1177
All adults	405	589	705	893	899	861	642	4994

a Asked of women aged 16-49. Total is for that age group only

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