Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 6.4 Consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements, adults and children, 2017, by age and sex
All ages | 2017 | ||||||||
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Consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements | Age | Total 16+ | |||||||
0-15 | 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54a | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Male | |||||||||
Taking any supplement | 25 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 24 | 24 |
Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 21 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 |
No supplements taken | 75 | 82 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 76 | 76 |
Female | |||||||||
Taking any supplement | 23 | 27 | 39 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 34 | 35 |
Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 20 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 23 |
Taking supplement containing folic acidb | n/a | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 |
No supplements taken | 77 | 73 | 61 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 66 | 65 |
All | |||||||||
Taking any supplement | 24 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 29 |
Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 20 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 19 |
No supplements taken | 76 | 78 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 69 | 63 | 70 | 71 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||||||
Males | 819 | 242 | 294 | 270 | 323 | 282 | 221 | 144 | 1776 |
Females | 784 | 237 | 306 | 285 | 346 | 298 | 244 | 203 | 1919 |
Females aged 16-49 | 237 | 306 | 284 | 169 | 996 | ||||
All | 1603 | 480 | 600 | 554 | 669 | 580 | 465 | 347 | 3696 |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||||||
Males | 819 | 133 | 219 | 201 | 244 | 327 | 283 | 190 | 1597 |
Females | 784 | 159 | 287 | 324 | 366 | 384 | 342 | 237 | 2099 |
Females aged 16-49 | 159 | 287 | 323 | 171 | 940 | ||||
All | 1603 | 292 | 506 | 525 | 610 | 711 | 625 | 427 | 3696 |
a Folic acid data only collected from women aged 16-49 so the figure included here is for women aged 45-49
b Asked of women aged 16-49. Total is for that age group only
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