Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 2: technical report

Details of the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2015.


Table 1.11 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for general health and multiple conditions variables

2015, 2014/2015 combined, 2012-2015 combined
% (p) Sample size (un-weighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Design Factor
lower upper
Adult self-assessed general health, 2015
Men Very good / good 74 2244 1.2 71.6 76.2 1.31
Fair 18 2244 1.0 16.3 20.3 1.30
Bad / very bad 8 2244 0.6 6.7 9.2 1.14
Women Very good / good 74 2749 1.0 72.2 76.3 1.20
Fair 18 2749 0.8 16.1 19.4 1.12
Bad/very bad 8 2749 0.6 6.9 9.3 1.15
Child self-assessed general health, 2014/2015 combined
Boys Very good / good 94 1577 0.7 92.6 95.3 1.13
Fair 5 1577 0.6 4.1 6.6 1.14
Bad / very bad 1 1577 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.06
Girls Very good / good 96 1510 0.6 94.9 97.2 1.20
Fair 3 1510 0.6 2.2 4.5 1.23
Bad / very bad 1 1510 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.06
Prevalence of multiple conditions (2 or more conditions), 2012-2015 combined
Men 2 or more long-standing illnesses 23 8577 0.6 22.1 24.3 1.27
Women 2 or more long-standing illnesses 27 10775 0.5 25.7 27.7 1.18

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