Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.


Table 2.8 CIS-R anxiety and depression scores, attempted suicide and self-harm (age-standardised), 2014-2017 combined, by area deprivation

Aged 16 and over 2014-2017 combined
Mental health problem Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
5th (Least deprived) 4th 3rd 2nd 1st (Most deprived)
% % % % %
Men
Depression symptom score
0 87 84 82 80 69
1 7 10 8 9 9
2 or more symptomsa 6 6 10 11 22
Anxiety symptom score
0 84 80 82 78 75
1 10 12 10 13 10
2 or more symptomsb 6 8 8 9 15
Attempted suicide
No 96 97 97 95 89
Yes 4 3 3 5 11
Self-harm
No 93 96 97 93 93
Yes 7 4 3 7 7
Women
Depression symptom score
0 87 84 81 77 69
1 8 10 10 10 13
2 or more symptomsa 4 7 9 14 18
Anxiety symptom score
0 76 71 72 69 69
1 14 15 16 16 13
2 or more symptomsb 9 14 12 16 19
Attempted suicide
No 96 96 95 91 86
Yes 4 4 5 9 14
Self-harm
No 94 94 96 90 87
Yes 6 6 4 10 13
All adults
Depression symptom scorec
0 87 84 82 78 69
1 8 10 9 10 11
2 or more symptomsa 5 6 9 12 20
Anxiety symptom scored
0 80 76 77 73 71
1 12 14 13 14 12
2 or more symptomsb 7 11 10 13 17
Attempted suicide
No 96 96 96 93 88
Yes 4 4 4 7 12
Self-harm
No 93 95 96 92 90
Yes 7 5 4 8 10
Bases (weighted):
Men 382 359 388 403 305
Women 368 369 437 413 388
All adults 750 728 825 816 693
Bases (unweighted):
Men 317 377 385 311 264
Women 390 467 523 414 388
All adults 707 844 908 725 652

a Two or more symptoms indicate depression of moderate to high severity
b Two or more symptoms indicate anxiety of moderate to high severity
c Percentage of adults with a score of 2+ on depression section of CIS-R is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults
d Percentage of adults with a score of 2+ on anxiety section of CIS-R is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults

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