Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.


Table 6.2 Risk combinations, 2013-2016 combined, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over 2013-2016 combined
Risk combinations Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
% % % % % % % %
Men
No risks 40 34 27 23 22 21 25 27
One risk only 42 38 42 40 35 40 45 40
Current smoking risk only 8 10 9 8 3 2 1 7
Drinking over recommended limit risk only 20 14 14 15 14 17 9 15
Failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk only 8 5 8 6 8 11 29 9
Obesity risk only 5 8 11 10 9 10 6 9
Two risks 15 23 25 27 29 28 25 25
Current smoking risk and drinking over recommended limit risk 9 8 7 5 3 3 0 6
Current smoking risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 1 2 3 4 6 4 4 3
Current smoking risk and obesity risk 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 1
Drinking over recommended limit risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 1 3 3 3 3 4 7 3
Drinking over recommended limit risk and obesity risk 2 4 5 7 8 6 2 5
Failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 2 4 5 7 8 10 12 6
Three risks 3 5 5 9 12 10 4 7
Current smoking risk, drinking over recommended limit risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 1 3 1 3 4 2 1 2
Current smoking risk, drinking over recommended limit risk and obesity risk 1 0 1 1 1 0 - 1
Current smoking risk, failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2
Drinking over recommended limit risk, failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 2
Four risks 0 1 1 1 2 1 - 1

Continued…
Table 6.2 - Continued
Aged 16 and over 2013-2016 combined
Risk combinations Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
% % % % % % % %
Women
No risks 39 39 32 29 27 23 18 30
One risk only 40 38 40 38 38 44 47 40
Current smoking risk only 7 10 9 8 5 2 2 7
Drinking over recommended limit risk only 10 6 7 10 8 8 1 8
Failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk only 17 12 11 9 14 21 38 16
Obesity risk only 5 10 13 12 11 13 5 10
Two risks 16 18 21 25 28 29 32 24
Current smoking risk and drinking over recommended limit risk 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 2
Current smoking risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 4
Current smoking risk and obesity risk 2 2 3 2 2 1 0 2
Drinking over recommended limit risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 2
Drinking over recommended limit risk and obesity risk 0 2 2 2 3 1 0 2
Failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 5 7 8 10 13 17 23 11
Three risks 5 3 5 7 7 4 3 5
Current smoking risk, drinking over recommended limit risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1
Current smoking risk, drinking over recommended limit risk and obesity risk 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 0
Current smoking risk, failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2
Drinking over recommended limit risk, failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1
Four risks 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Continued…
Table 6.2 - Continued
Aged 16 and over 2013-2016 combined
Risk combinations Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
% % % % % % % %
All adults
No risks 39 37 30 26 24 22 21 29
One risk only 41 38 41 39 37 42 46 40
Current smoking risk only 8 10 9 8 4 2 2 7
Drinking over recommended limit risk only 16 10 11 12 11 12 5 11
Failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk only 12 9 9 8 11 16 34 12
Obesity risk only 5 9 12 11 10 11 6 10
Two risks 16 21 23 26 29 28 29 24
Current smoking risk and drinking over recommended limit risk 6 5 5 4 2 2 0 4
Current smoking risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 2 3 4 4 6 5 5 4
Current smoking risk and obesity risk 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 2
Drinking over recommended limit risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 3
Drinking over recommended limit risk and obesity risk 1 3 3 5 6 4 1 3
Failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 3 6 6 8 10 14 18 9
Three risks 4 4 5 8 9 7 3 6
Current smoking risk, drinking over recommended limit risk and failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 2
Current smoking risk, drinking over recommended limit risk and obesity risk 1 0 1 1 1 0 - 1
Current smoking risk, failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 2
Drinking over recommended limit risk, failing to meet physical activity recommendation risk and obesity risk 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 2
Four risks 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Continued…
Table 6.2 - Continued
Aged 16 and over 2013-2016 combined
Risk combinations Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
Bases (weighted):
Men 991 1257 1242 1415 1206 910 535 7557
Women 905 1248 1241 1497 1248 992 692 7824
All adults 1896 2505 2483 2913 2455 1902 1227 15381
Bases (unweighted):
Men 610 868 1086 1270 1258 1168 686 6946
Women 662 1172 1358 1620 1504 1342 855 8513
All adults 1272 2040 2444 2890 2762 2510 1541 15459

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