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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
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Table 1.2: Adult WEMWBS mean score, 2018, by age and sex
| Base: Aged 16 and over |
2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEMWBS Scorea | Age | Total | |||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | |||
| Men | Mean | 50.7 | 48.6 | 47.2 | 47.6 | 50.0 | 51.7 | 51.2 | 49.3 |
| SE of the mean | 0.79 | 0.55 | 1.57 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.35 | |
| Standard deviation | 8.87 | 7.46 | 10.53 | 8.56 | 9.67 | 8.22 | 8.70 | 9.06 | |
| Women | Mean | 48.2 | 49.6 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.1 | 51.4 | 49.7 | 49.6 |
| SE of the mean | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.21 | |
| Standard deviation | 8.53 | 7.75 | 8.49 | 9.03 | 10.00 | 8.91 | 8.88 | 8.86 | |
| All adults | Mean | 49.5 | 49.1 | 48.4 | 48.6 | 49.5 | 51.6 | 50.3 | 49.4 |
| SE of the mean | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.86 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.21 | |
| Standard deviation | 8.78 | 7.62 | 9.60 | 8.86 | 9.85 | 8.58 | 8.82 | 8.96 | |
| Unweighted base | Men | 141 | 205 | 255 | 344 | 342 | 349 | 220 | 1856 |
| Women | 191 | 328 | 375 | 428 | 444 | 416 | 261 | 2443 | |
| All adults | 332 | 533 | 630 | 772 | 786 | 765 | 481 | 4299 | |
| Weighted base | Men | 273 | 341 | 324 | 378 | 340 | 260 | 160 | 2076 |
| Women | 276 | 360 | 336 | 402 | 359 | 285 | 212 | 2229 | |
| All adults | 549 | 701 | 660 | 780 | 698 | 545 | 373 | 4305 | |
a WEMWBS scores range from 14 to 70. Higher scores indicate greater wellbeing. Mean WEMWBS score is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults.
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