Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Aged 16 and over								2016
Self-assessed general health	Age							Total
Self-assessed general health	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Very good	38	35	41	28	27	18	17	30
Good	51	46	41	45	38	40	39	43
Fair	8	16	13	17	23	31	28	19
Bad	3	1	4	7	10	9	14	6
Very bad	-	1	2	3	2	1	2	2
Good / Very good	89	82	82	73	65	58	56	74
Bad / Very bad	3	2	5	10	13	11	16	8
Women
Very good	37	38	38	32	32	26	19	32
Good	51	42	37	44	37	40	31	41
Fair	10	17	18	15	20	21	31	18
Bad	2	4	4	7	9	9	14	7
Very bad	1	-	3	3	2	4	4	3
Good / Very good	88	80	75	75	69	66	50	73
Bad / Very bad	3	4	7	10	11	13	19	9
All adults
Very good	38	37	39	30	29	22	18	31
Good	51	44	39	44	38	40	34	42
Fair	9	17	15	16	21	26	30	18
Bad	2	2	4	7	9	9	14	6
Very bad	0	1	2	3	2	3	3	2
Good / Very good	88	81	78	74	67	62	52	73
Bad / Very bad	3	3	6	10	12	12	18	9
Bases (weighted):
Men	289	338	320	382	326	255	167	2077
Women	283	353	338	407	344	281	238	2245
All adults	572	691	658	790	670	536	404	4322
Bases (unweighted):
Men	169	213	265	342	360	337	208	1894
Women	198	325	347	440	433	400	285	2428
All adults	367	538	612	782	793	737	493	4322

Email: Julie Landsberg, Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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