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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 1.8 Children's strength and difficulties scores, 2003 to 2014/2015 combined
| Aged 4-12 | 2003 to 2014/2015 combined | ||||
| Strengths and difficulties scores a | 2003 | 2008/2009 combined | 2010/2011 combined | 2012/2013 combined | 2014/2015 combined |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | |||||
| Conduct problems score | |||||
| Normal (0-2) | 73 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 78 |
| Borderline (3) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Abnormal (4-10) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Emotional symptoms score | |||||
| Normal (0-3) | 84 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 85 |
| Borderline (4) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Abnormal (5-10) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Peer problems score | |||||
| Normal (0-2) | 76 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Borderline (3) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Abnormal (4-10) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Hyperactivity score | |||||
| Normal (0-5) | 77 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Borderline (6) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Abnormal (7-10) | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Prosocial behaviour score | |||||
| Normal (6-10) | 89 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 88 |
| Borderline (5) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Abnormal (0-4) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Total difficulties score b | |||||
| Normal (0-13) | 81 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
| Borderline (14-16) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Abnormal (17-40) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Mean | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| SE Mean | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.26 |
| Median | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Girls | |||||
| Conduct problems score | |||||
| Normal (0-2) | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 85 |
| Borderline (3) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Abnormal (4-10) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Emotional symptoms score | |||||
| Normal (0-3) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 87 |
| Borderline (4) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Abnormal (5-10) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Peer problems score | |||||
| Normal (0-2) | 77 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 84 |
| Borderline (3) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Abnormal (4-10) | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Hyperactivity score | |||||
| Normal (0-5) | 86 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 87 |
| Borderline (6) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Abnormal (7-10) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Prosocial behaviour score | |||||
| Normal (6-10) | 93 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 94 |
| Borderline (5) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Abnormal (0-4) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total difficulties score b | |||||
| Normal (0-13) | 85 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 90 |
| Borderline (14-16) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Abnormal (17-40) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mean | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| SE Mean | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| Median | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| All children | |||||
| Conduct problems score | |||||
| Normal (0-2) | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Borderline (3) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Abnormal (4-10) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Emotional symptoms score | |||||
| Normal (0-3) | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 |
| Borderline (4) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Abnormal (5-10) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Peer problems score | |||||
| Normal (0-2) | 77 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Borderline (3) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Abnormal (4-10) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Hyperactivity score | |||||
| Normal (0-5) | 81 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Borderline (6) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Abnormal (7-10) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Prosocial behaviour score | |||||
| Normal (6-10) | 91 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 |
| Borderline (5) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Abnormal (0-4) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Total difficulties score b | |||||
| Normal (0-13) | 83 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| Borderline (14-16) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Abnormal (17-40) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mean | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| SE Mean | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Median | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Boys | 939 | 1161 | 995 | 972 | 864 |
| Girls | 878 | 1130 | 966 | 948 | 799 |
| All children | 1817 | 2291 | 1961 | 1920 | 1662 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Boys | 896 | 1163 | 991 | 944 | 864 |
| Girls | 893 | 1111 | 909 | 933 | 810 |
| All children | 1789 | 2274 | 1900 | 1877 | 1674 |
a Children's individual Strengths and Difficulties scores are part of the national mental health indicator set for children
b The total difficulties score is the sum of the scores for the first four domains (conduct problems, emotional symptoms, peer problems and hyperactivity)
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot