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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 5.8: Adult food insecurity, 2017/2018 combined, by household type
| Base: Aged 16 and over | 2017/2018 combined | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecuritya | Single adults | Single parent | Single older | Small family | Older smaller family | Large adult | Small adult | Large family | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Men | Worried would run out of food | 23 | [8] | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Ate less | 19 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Ran out of food | 15 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Women | Worried would run out of food | 18 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Ate less | 15 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| Ran out of food | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| All adults | Worried would run out of food | 21 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| Ate less | 17 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| Ran out of food | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Unweighted bases | Men | 485 | 17 | 237 | 446 | 743 | 372 | 766 | 213 |
| Women | 508 | 218 | 511 | 637 | 780 | 435 | 931 | 318 | |
| All adults | 993 | 235 | 748 | 1083 | 1523 | 807 | 1697 | 531 | |
| Weighted bases | Men | 486 | 16 | 177 | 495 | 578 | 680 | 953 | 276 |
| Women | 413 | 160 | 391 | 600 | 578 | 552 | 933 | 314 | |
| All adults | 899 | 175 | 568 | 1095 | 1155 | 1232 | 1885 | 589 | |
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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