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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 2: technical report

Information on the methodology and fieldwork, including the survey questionnaire.

		% (p) / Mean	Sample size (un-weighted)	True standard error	lower	upper	Design Factor
							2016, 2015/2016 combined
		% (p) / Mean	Sample size (un-weighted)	True standard error	95% confidence interval		Design Factor
Adult self-assessed general health, 2016
Men	Very good/good	74	1894	1.1	71.2	75.7	1.19
	Fair	19	1894	1.0	16.6	20.6	1.19
	Bad/very bad	8	1894	0.7	6.6	9.5	1.23
Women	Very good/good	73	2428	1.1	70.4	74.8	1.18
	Fair	18	2428	0.9	16.5	20.2	1.15
	Bad/very bad	9	2428	0.7	7.9	10.5	1.10
Child self-assessed general health, 2015/2016 combined
Boys	Very good/good	94	1506	0.6	92.9	95.3	1.02
	Fair	5	1506	0.6	3.9	6.1	1.00
	Bad/very bad	1	1506	0.3	0.5	1.6	1.05
Girls	Very good/good	97	1475	0.6	95.4	97.7	1.23
	Fair	2	1475	0.5	1.6	3.7	1.28
	Bad/very bad	1	1475	0.3	0.4	1.5	1.15
Adult Prevalence of long-term conditions (limiting/non-limiting), 2016
Men	Limiting LI	30	1893	1.3	27.7	33.0	1.33
	Non limiting LI	14	1893	0.8	12.3	15.6	1.12
	No LI	56	1893	1.5	52.9	58.8	1.36
Women	Limiting LI	35	2425	1.2	32.4	37.1	1.20
	Non limiting LI	15	2425	0.8	13.1	16.4	1.12
	No LI	51	2425	1.2	48.2	53.1	1.17

Table 1.16: - Continued

		% (p) / Mean	Sample size (un-weighted)	True standard error	lower	upper	Design Factor
							2016, 2015/2016 combined
		% (p) / Mean	Sample size (un-weighted)	True standard error	95% confidence interval		Design Factor
Adult Prevalence of long-term conditions (total with and without conditions), 2016
Men	With	44	1893	1.5	41.2	47.1	1.36
Men	Without	56	1893	1.5	52.9	58.8	1.36
Women	With	49	2425	1.2	46.9	51.8	1.17
Women	Without	51	2425	1.2	48.2	53.1	1.17
Child Prevalence of long-term conditions (limiting/non-limiting), 2016
Boys	Limiting LI	9	771	1.1	7.0	11.3	1.07
	Non limiting LI	9	771	1.1	6.9	11.3	1.09
	No LI	82	771	1.4	79.2	84.8	1.05
Girls	Limiting LI	6	790	0.9	4.1	7.5	1.03
	Non limiting LI	8	790	1.0	6.2	10.3	1.05
	No LI	86	790	1.3	83.7	88.7	1.03
Child Prevalence of long-term conditions (total with and without conditions), 2016
Boys	With	18	771	1.4	15.2	20.8	1.05
Boys	Without	82	771	1.4	79.2	84.8	1.05
Girls	With	14	790	1.3	11.3	16.3	1.03
Girls	Without	86	790	1.3	83.7	88.7	1.03

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