Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey 2015: mental wellbeing report

Appendix A: Base tables

Figure 2.1 Total difficulties scores (2006-2015)

	All pupils
2006	19994
2008	9143
2010	34041
2013	31002
2015	21675

Figure 2.2 Trends in total difficulties scores by gender and age (% borderline or abnormal score) (2006-2015)

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
2006	4801	5079	4949	5039
2008	2266	2447	2145	2260
2010	8485	8741	8320	8390
2013	7720	7977	7569	7680
2015	5438	5961	4861	5176

Figure 2.3 Individual SDQ scales between 2006 and 2015 (% borderline or abnormal score)

	Emotion	Conduct	Hyperactivity	Peer problems
2006	20084	20109	20032	20059
2008	9169	9180	9154	9163
2010	34137	34181	34098	34118
2013	31089	31126	31051	31074
2015	21856	22109	21801	21831

Figure 2.4 Trends in emotions SDQ scores by gender and age (% borderline or abnormal score) (2006-2015)

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
2006	4829	5109	4966	5053
2008	2274	2454	2153	2261
2010	8527	8767	8336	8401
2013	7747	8007	7584	7695
2015	5494	6014	4894	5207

Figure 2.6 Trends in emotions SDQ items among 15 year old girls (2006-2015) - 'I worry a lot'

	All 15 year old girls
2006	5071
2008	2258
2010	8404
2013	7703
2015	5255

Figure 2.7 Trends in emotions SDQ items among 15 year old girls (2006-2015) - 'I am nervous in new situations. I easily lose confidence'

	All 15 year old girls
2006	5022
2008	2252
2010	8358
2013	7665
2015	5193

Figure 2.8 Trends in conduct SDQ scores by gender and age (% borderline or abnormal score) (2006-2015)

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
2006	4837	5114	4973	5057
2008	2277	2461	2155	2261
2010	8547	8781	8342	8405
2013	7753	8017	7597	7702
2015	5562	6064	4987	5244

Figure 2.9 Trends in conduct SDQ items among 15 year old boys (2006-2015) - 'I fight a lot. I can make other people do what I want'

	All 15 year old boys
2006	4945
2008	2141
2010	8291
2013	7562
2015	4974

Figure 2.10 Trends in hyperactivity SDQ scores by gender and age (% borderline or abnormal score) (2006-2015)

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
2006	4815	5087	4959	5044
2008	2269	2451	2147	2260
2010	8507	8758	8333	8395
2013	7733	7996	7580	7686
2015	5482	5997	4881	5197

Figure 2.11 Trends in peer problems SDQ scores by gender and age (% borderline or abnormal score) (2006-2015)

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
2006	4816	5101	4967	5048
2008	2273	2455	2150	2260
2010	8508	8767	8334	8403
2013	7736	7999	7586	7697
2015	5484	6007	4894	5202

Figure 2.12 Trends in peer problems SDQ items among 15 year old boys (2006-2015) - 'I am usually on my own. I generally play alone or keep to myself'

	All 15 year old boys
2006	4990
2008	2152
2010	8331
2013	7603
2015	4985

Figure 2.13 Trends in pro-social SDQ scores by gender and age (% borderline or abnormal score) (2006-2015)

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
2006	4850	5139	5000	5072
2008	2289	2468	2160	2266
2010	8579	8805	8353	8415
2013	7791	8039	7611	7713
2015	5573	6082	4992	5258

Figure 2.14 Trends in pro-social SDQ items among 13 year old boys (2006-2015) - 'I try to be nice to other people'

	All 13 year old boys
2006	4963
2008	2323
2010	8693
2013	7895
2015	5616

Figure 2.15 WEMWBS average score 2010-2015 by age and gender

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
2010	8326	8184	8234	7981
2013	7494	7590	7482	7427
2015	5565	5578	5152	5193

Figure 3.2 Total difficulties score within each SIMD for 15 year old boys 2006-2015 (% borderline or abnormal scores)

	SIMD 1	SIMD 3	SIMD 5
2006	419	777	781
2008	367	452	511
2010	1013	1726	1952
2013	1155	1575	1716
2015	850	734	1048

Figure 3.3 Total difficulties score within each SIMD for 15 year old girls 2006-2015 (% borderline or abnormal scores)

	SIMD 1	SIMD 3	SIMD 5
2006	447	814	877
2008	377	475	488
2010	1113	1845	1911
2013	1232	1480	1678
2015	885	822	1085

Figure 3.5 Mean WEMWBS score by SIMD, by age and gender

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
SIMD 1	992	978	902	934
SIMD 2	1132	1283	1128	1117
SIMD 3	955	960	772	802
SIMD 4	1326	1407	1215	1251
SIMD 5	1146	1134	1115	1080

Figure 4.2 Mean WEMWBS score by family status, by age and gender

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
Single parent	1031	1209	1100	1161
Step parent (and one parent)	383	546	386	513
Both parents	3827	3785	3351	3327

Figure 4.4 Mean WEMWBS score by caring responsibilities, by age and gender

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
Caring responsibilities	677	594	426	435
No caring responsibilities	4709	5013	4624	4659

Figure 4.7 Mean WEMWBS score by likelihood of pupil talking to father, by age and gender

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
Very likely	2255	1577	1487	821
Fairly likely	1448	1624	1383	1348
Not very likely	749	1133	919	1303
Not at all likely	433	760	672	1105

Figure 4.8 Mean WEMWBS score by likelihood of pupil talking to mother, by age and gender

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
Very likely	3070	3366	2193	2321
Fairly likely	1295	1309	1421	1387
Not very likely	543	510	680	669
Not at all likely	329	366	475	585

Figure 4.11 Mean WEMWBS score by paternal knowledge of activities, by age and gender

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
Below median knowledge	1802	2242	2202	2670
Median knowledge	759	672	599	551
Above median knowledge	2529	2412	1898	1546

Figure 4.12 Mean WEMWBS score by maternal knowledge of activities, by age and gender

	All 13 year old boys	All 13 year old girls	All 15 year old boys	All 15 year old girls
Below median knowledge	1888	1590	2320	1953
Median knowledge	1182	1014	1009	902
Above median knowledge	2246	3034	1622	2207