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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 2.9 Stress at work, 2009 to 2017
| Aged 16 and over in paid employment / government training programme | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stress at work | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Not at all stressful | 21 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 |
| Mildly stressful | 30 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
| Moderately stressful | 36 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 31 |
| Very stressful | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Extremely stressful | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Very stressful / Extremely stressfula | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Women | |||||
| Not at all stressful | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Mildly stressful | 34 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 35 |
| Moderately stressful | 34 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 34 |
| Very stressful | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Extremely stressful | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Very stressful / Extremely stressfula | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| All adults | |||||
| Not at all stressful | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Mildly stressful | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Moderately stressful | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Very stressful | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Extremely stressful | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Very stressful / Extremely stressfula | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 771 | 677 | 670 | 657 | 620 |
| Women | 673 | 647 | 630 | 652 | 592 |
| All adults | 1444 | 1324 | 1300 | 1309 | 1212 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 655 | 581 | 583 | 549 | 507 |
| Women | 702 | 674 | 677 | 604 | 622 |
| All adults | 1357 | 1255 | 1260 | 1153 | 1129 |
a Percentage of adults who find their job very or extremely stressful is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults
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