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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 1.7 CIS-R anxiety and depression scores, attempted suicide and deliberate self-harm, age-standardised, 2014/2015
| Aged 16 and over with a biological module | 2014/2015 combined | ||||
| Mental health problem | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Depression symptom score | |||||
| 0 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 82 | 73 |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 or more symptoms a | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Anxiety symptom score | |||||
| 0 | 86 | 88 | 83 | 81 | 75 |
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 or more symptoms b | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| Suicide attempts | |||||
| No | 96 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 91 |
| Yes | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Deliberate self-harm | |||||
| No | 95 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 94 |
| Yes | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Women | |||||
| Depression symptom score | |||||
| 0 | 89 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 72 |
| 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 or more symptoms a | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| Anxiety symptom score | |||||
| 0 | 79 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 68 |
| 1 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 or more symptoms b | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| Suicide attempts | |||||
| No | 98 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 88 |
| Yes | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Deliberate self-harm | |||||
| No | 92 | 94 | 96 | 93 | 90 |
| Yes | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| All adults | |||||
| Depression symptom score c | |||||
| 0 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 73 |
| 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| 2 or more symptoms a | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| Anxiety symptom score d | |||||
| 0 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 71 |
| 1 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 or more symptoms b | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Suicide attempts | |||||
| No | 97 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 90 |
| Yes | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Deliberate self-harm | |||||
| No | 94 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 92 |
| Yes | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 407 | 466 | 411 | 403 | 389 |
| Women | 424 | 488 | 424 | 452 | 436 |
| All adults | 831 | 954 | 835 | 854 | 825 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 344 | 443 | 434 | 341 | 329 |
| Women | 436 | 561 | 509 | 466 | 447 |
| All adults | 780 | 1004 | 943 | 807 | 776 |
a Two or more symptoms indicate depression of moderate to high severity
b Two or more symptoms indicate anxiety of moderate to high severity
c Percentage of adults with a score of 2+ on depression section of CIS-R is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults
d Percentage of adults with a score of 2+ on anxiety section of CIS-R is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot