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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 5.7: Adult food insecurity, (age-standardised), 2017/2018 combined, by area deprivation and sex
| Base: Aged 16 and over | 2017/2018 combined | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecuritya | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | |||||
| (5th) Least deprived | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | (1st) Most deprived | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Men | Worried would run out of food | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| Ate less | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| Ran out of food | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
| Women | Worried would run out of food | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 16 |
| Ate less | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| Ran out of food | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| All adults | Worried would run out of food | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| Ate less | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
| Ran out of food | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| Unweighted bases | Men | 650 | 783 | 688 | 647 | 511 |
| Women | 857 | 995 | 905 | 861 | 720 | |
| All adults | 1507 | 1778 | 1593 | 1508 | 1231 | |
| Weighted bases | Men | 748 | 783 | 729 | 770 | 629 |
| Women | 812 | 838 | 777 | 795 | 719 | |
| All adults | 1560 | 1621 | 1506 | 1564 | 1348 | |
a The questions ask about food insecurity in the last 12 months… because of a lack of money or other resources
Age-standardisation has been carried out using 2017 mid-year population estimates for private households in Scotland. Please see the technical report for more information.
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