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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 5.6: Adult food insecurity, 2017 to 2018, by age and sex
| Base: Aged 16 and over | 2017, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecuritya | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| % | % | |||
| Men | 16-44 | Worried would run out of food | 13 | 11 |
| Ate less | 11 | 9 | ||
| Ran out of food | 6 | 4 | ||
| 45-64 | Worried would run out of food | 6 | 9 | |
| Ate less | 5 | 5 | ||
| Ran out of food | 4 | 3 | ||
| 65+ | Worried would run out of food | 1 | 1 | |
| Ate less | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ran out of food | 0 | 0 | ||
| All | Worried would run out of food | 8 | 9 | |
| Ate less | 7 | 6 | ||
| Ran out of food | 4 | 3 | ||
| Women | 16-44 | Worried would run out of food | 13 | 13 |
| Ate less | 10 | 9 | ||
| Ran out of food | 6 | 4 | ||
| 45-64 | Worried would run out of food | 7 | 9 | |
| Ate less | 6 | 7 | ||
| Ran out of food | 4 | 3 | ||
| 65+ | Worried would run out of food | 1 | 2 | |
| Ate less | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ran out of food | 1 | 0 | ||
| All | Worried would run out of food | 8 | 9 | |
| Ate less | 7 | 6 | ||
| Ran out of food | 4 | 3 | ||
| All adults | 16-44 | Worried would run out of food | 13 | 12 |
| Ate less | 11 | 9 | ||
| Ran out of food | 6 | 4 | ||
| 45-64 | Worried would run out of food | 7 | 9 | |
| Ate less | 6 | 6 | ||
| Ran out of food | 4 | 3 | ||
| 65+ | Worried would run out of food | 1 | 2 | |
| Ate less | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ran out of food | 0 | 0 | ||
| All | Worried would run out of food | 8 | 9 | |
| Ate less | 7 | 6 | ||
| Ran out of food | 4 | 3 | ||
| Unweighted bases | Men | 16-44 | 487 | 611 |
| 45-64 | 500 | 698 | ||
| 65+ | 398 | 585 | ||
| All | 1385 | 1894 | ||
| Women | 16-44 | 681 | 907 | |
| 45-64 | 659 | 888 | ||
| 65+ | 496 | 707 | ||
| All | 1836 | 2502 | ||
| All adults | 16-44 | 1168 | 1518 | |
| 45-64 | 1159 | 1586 | ||
| 65+ | 894 | 1292 | ||
| All | 3221 | 4396 | ||
| Weighted bases | Men | 16-44 | 705 | 952 |
| 45-64 | 533 | 726 | ||
| 65+ | 308 | 432 | ||
| All | 1546 | 2111 | ||
| Women | 16-44 | 724 | 987 | |
| 45-64 | 562 | 772 | ||
| 65+ | 377 | 521 | ||
| All | 1663 | 2280 | ||
| All adults | 16-44 | 1429 | 1939 | |
| 45-64 | 1095 | 1499 | ||
| 65+ | 685 | 953 | ||
| All | 3209 | 4391 | ||
a The questions ask about food insecurity in the last 12 months… because of a lack of money or other resources
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