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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 5.10: Adult WEMWBS mean scores, (age standardised), 2017/2018 combined, by food insecurity and sex
| Base: Aged 16 and over | 2017/2018 combined | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEMWBS mean scores | Worried would run out of fooda | Ate lessa | Ran out of fooda | ||||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Men | Mean | 42.0 | 50.2 | 41.6 | 50.0 | 41.5 | 49.9 |
| SE of the mean | 0.65 | 0.25 | 0.82 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.25 | |
| Standard deviation | 9.21 | 8.44 | 9.86 | 8.52 | 10.19 | 8.63 | |
| Women | Mean | 42.3 | 50.3 | 41.5 | 50.2 | 40.1 | 50.0 |
| SE of the mean | 0.65 | 0.16 | 0.86 | 0.15 | 1.40 | 0.16 | |
| Standard deviation | 9.85 | 8.33 | 9.98 | 8.37 | 10.96 | 8.51 | |
| All adults | Mean | 42.2 | 50.3 | 41.6 | 50.1 | 40.8 | 49.9 |
| SE of the mean | 0.46 | 0.15 | 0.59 | 0.15 | 0.87 | 0.15 | |
| Standard deviation | 9.55 | 8.38 | 9.92 | 8.44 | 10.6 | 8.57 | |
| Unweighted bases | Men | 244 | 2961 | 176 | 3025 | 108 | 3087 |
| Women | 361 | 3862 | 264 | 3955 | 135 | 4077 | |
| All adults | 605 | 6823 | 440 | 6980 | 243 | 7164 | |
| Weighted bases | Men | 304 | 3286 | 211 | 3357 | 120 | 3451 |
| Women | 338 | 3499 | 249 | 3584 | 124 | 3703 | |
| All adults | 642 | 6785 | 460 | 6941 | 244 | 7154 | |
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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