Publication - Statistics
Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 7.5 Caring prevalence (age-standardised), 2016, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2016 | ||||
| Regular carer | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Provides regular care | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Women | |||||
| Provides regular care | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| All adults | |||||
| Provides regular care | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 444 | 386 | 446 | 389 | 413 |
| Women | 474 | 385 | 458 | 430 | 498 |
| All adults | 918 | 771 | 904 | 818 | 911 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 422 | 421 | 430 | 327 | 294 |
| Women | 512 | 505 | 553 | 438 | 421 |
| All adults | 934 | 926 | 983 | 765 | 715 |
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