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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.

All who had an accident in last 12 months			2013/2015 combined
Cause of accident	Age					Total 0-15	Total 16+
Cause of accident	0-7	8-15	16-44	45-64	65+	Total 0-15	Total 16+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males
Hit by a falling object	6	6	1	2	4	6	2
Fall, slip or trip	61	50	35	47	78	54	46
Road traffic accident	-	0	9	11	3	0	9
Sports or recreational accident	9	29	25	14	-	22	18
Use of tool, implement or equipment	3	1	17	8	1	2	12
Burn or scald	2	0	1	-	-	1	1
Animal or insect bite or sting	1	-	1	3	2	0	2
Another person	5	7	6	3	-	6	4
Lifting	-	-	2	3	3	-	2
Other	14	8	6	11	9	10	8
Females
Hit by a falling object	1	3	2	-	3	2	2
Fall, slip or trip	66	43	52	78	79	52	68
Road traffic accident	5	3	18	2	2	4	9
Sports or recreational accident	10	25	11	5	-	19	6
Use of tool, implement or equipment	-	1	2	2	3	1	2
Burn or scald	3	-	3	2	-	1	2
Animal or insect bite or sting	-	2	-	1	-	1	0
Another person	5	18	2	3	-	13	2
Lifting	-	2	5	3	-	1	3
Other	9	8	6	9	12	9	9
All persons
Hit by a falling object	4	5	1	1	4	4	2
Fall, slip or trip	63	47	42	65	79	53	57
Road traffic accident	2	1	13	6	2	2	9
Sports or recreational accident	9	28	19	9	-	21	12
Use of tool, implement or equipment	2	1	11	4	3	1	7
Burn or scald	2	0	2	1	-	1	1
Animal or insect bite or sting	0	1	0	2	1	1	1
Another person	5	11	4	3	-	9	3
Lifting	-	1	3	3	1	0	3
Other	12	8	6	10	11	10	8
Bases (weighted):
Males	105	178	181	78	58	283	318
Females	80	120	129	113	89	200	332
All persons	185	299	311	192	147	483	650
Bases (unweighted):
Males	103	123	119	68	50	226	237
Females	76	84	94	87	78	160	259
All persons	179	207	213	155	128	386	496

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