The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.

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Table 1.9 Children's individual strengths and difficulties scores, 2010/2011 combined, by age and sex

Aged 4-12 2010/2011 combined
Strengths and difficulties scoresa Age Total
4-5 6-7 8-9 10-12
% % % % %
Boys
Conduct Problem Score
Normal (0-2) 69 76 76 81 76
Borderline (3) 18 13 15 10 14
Abnormal (4-10) 13 11 10 9 10
Emotional Symptoms Score
Normal (0-3) 91 85 85 83 85
Borderline (4) 5 7 7 7 6
Abnormal (5-10) 4 9 9 11 9
Peer Problems Score
Normal (0-2) 83 80 75 74 78
Borderline (3) 8 8 13 10 10
Abnormal (4-10) 8 12 12 16 13
Hyperactivity Score
Normal (0-5) 72 77 74 81 77
Borderline (6) 11 7 12 6 8
Abnormal (7-10) 17 16 14 14 15
Prosocial Behaviour Score
Normal (6-10) 85 90 91 93 90
Borderline (5) 10 8 5 5 7
Abnormal (0-4) 5 2 4 2 3
Girls
Conduct Problem Score
Normal (0-2) 73 78 86 86 81
Borderline (3) 15 12 9 6 10
Abnormal (4-10) 12 11 5 8 9
Emotional Symptoms Score
Normal (0-3) 91 87 84 80 85
Borderline (4) 4 6 9 8 7
Abnormal (5-10) 5 7 8 11 8
Peer Problems Score
Normal (0-2) 83 86 85 81 83
Borderline (3) 9 7 7 10 9
Abnormal (4-10) 8 8 8 8 8
Hyperactivity Score
Normal (0-5) 80 78 86 90 84
Borderline (6) 10 10 5 4 7
Abnormal (7-10) 10 12 9 6 9
Prosocial Behaviour Score
Normal (6-10) 93 95 96 95 95
Borderline (5) 5 4 3 4 4
Abnormal (0-4) 2 1 1 2 1
All children
Conduct Problem Score
Normal (0-2) 71 77 81 83 79
Borderline (3) 17 13 12 8 12
Abnormal (4-10) 12 11 7 8 10
Emotional Symptoms Score
Normal (0-3) 91 86 84 82 85
Borderline (4) 5 6 8 8 7
Abnormal (5-10) 5 8 8 11 8
Peer Problems Score
Normal (0-2) 83 82 80 77 80
Borderline (3) 9 8 10 10 9
Abnormal (4-10) 8 10 10 12 10
Hyperactivity Score
Normal (0-5) 76 77 80 85 80
Borderline (6) 10 8 9 5 8
Abnormal (7-10) 13 15 11 10 12
Prosocial Behaviour Score
Normal (6-10) 89 92 94 94 92
Borderline (5) 7 6 4 4 5
Abnormal (0-4) 4 2 2 2 2
Bases (weighted):
Boys 209 249 179 353 990
Girls 226 192 201 344 963
All children 435 441 380 697 1953
Bases (unweighted):
Boys 223 256 188 319 986
Girls 232 178 185 311 906
All children 455 434 373 630 1892

a Children's individual Strengths and Difficulties scores are part of the national mental health indicator set for children.

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