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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.
Table 2.5 Symptoms of distress (using GHQ12), age-standardised, 2012-2015 combined, by presence of physical conditions and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2012-2015 combined | |
| GHQ12 score | Number of physical conditionsa | |
| None | One or more | |
| % | % | |
| Men | ||
| 0 | 72 | 56 |
| 1-3 | 18 | 25 |
| 4 or more | 9 | 19 |
| Women | ||
| 0 | 64 | 49 |
| 1-3 | 23 | 27 |
| 4 or more | 12 | 23 |
| All adults | ||
| 0 | 68 | 52 |
| 1-3 | 21 | 26 |
| 4 or more | 11 | 22 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||
| Men | 4969 | 3415 |
| Women | 5139 | 4035 |
| All adults | 10109 | 7450 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||
| Men | 4238 | 3471 |
| Women | 5279 | 4570 |
| All adults | 9517 | 8041 |
a The number of different conditions (see section 2.2.2)
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