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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 1.3 Prevalence of long-term conditions in adults and children, 2008 to 2017
All ages | 2008 - 2017 | |||||||||
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Long-term conditions and limiting long-term conditions | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | ||||||||||
No long-term conditions | 62 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 57 |
Limiting long-term conditions | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Non-limiting long-term conditions | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Total with conditions | 38 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
Women | ||||||||||
No long-term conditions | 58 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 53 |
Limiting long-term conditions | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 |
Non-limiting long-term conditions | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Total with conditions | 42 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 47 |
All adults | ||||||||||
No long-term conditions | 59 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 55 |
Limiting long-term conditions | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Non-limiting long-term conditions | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Total with conditions | 41 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 45 |
Boys | ||||||||||
No long-term conditions | 85 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 82 |
Limiting long-term conditions | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Non-limiting long-term conditions | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Total with conditions | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Girls | ||||||||||
No long-term conditions | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 83 |
Limiting long-term conditions | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
Non-limiting long-term conditions | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Total with conditions | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
All children | ||||||||||
No long-term conditions | 86 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 83 |
Limiting long-term conditions | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
Non-limiting long-term conditions | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Total with conditions | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||||||
Men | 3087 | 3597 | 3465 | 3610 | 2306 | 2345 | 2237 | 2396 | 2076 | 1777 |
Women | 3377 | 3926 | 3777 | 3932 | 2505 | 2545 | 2420 | 2596 | 2242 | 1918 |
All adults | 6464 | 7523 | 7242 | 7542 | 4811 | 4889 | 4657 | 4992 | 4318 | 3695 |
Boys | 896 | 1333 | 916 | 1012 | 912 | 940 | 852 | 725 | 798 | 819 |
Girls | 854 | 1273 | 875 | 969 | 873 | 897 | 813 | 695 | 763 | 784 |
All children | 1750 | 2606 | 1791 | 1981 | 1786 | 1837 | 1665 | 1420 | 1561 | 1603 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||||
Men | 2840 | 3283 | 3112 | 3280 | 2125 | 2139 | 2068 | 2245 | 1893 | 1597 |
Women | 3623 | 4241 | 4129 | 4262 | 2686 | 2752 | 2588 | 2749 | 2425 | 2098 |
All adults | 6463 | 7524 | 7241 | 7542 | 4811 | 4891 | 4656 | 4994 | 4318 | 3695 |
Boys | 872 | 1333 | 960 | 995 | 878 | 948 | 842 | 735 | 771 | 819 |
Girls | 878 | 1272 | 831 | 986 | 908 | 889 | 824 | 685 | 790 | 784 |
All children | 1750 | 2605 | 1791 | 1981 | 1786 | 1837 | 1666 | 1420 | 1561 | 1603 |