Publication - Statistics
Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Published:
25 Sep 2018
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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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Table 2.4 GHQ12 scores, 2017, by age and sex
Table 2.4 GHQ12 scores, 2017, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over | 2017 | |||||||
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GHQ12 scorea | Age | Total | ||||||
16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | ||||||||
0 | 42 | 54 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 75 | 67 | 62 |
1-3 | 36 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 |
4 or more | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
Women | ||||||||
0 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 58 |
1-3 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 24 |
4 or more | 22 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
All Adults | ||||||||
0 | 46 | 55 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 62 | 60 |
1-3 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 23 |
4 or more | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 17 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
Men | 226 | 266 | 224 | 285 | 251 | 191 | 121 | 1564 |
Women | 202 | 269 | 254 | 309 | 253 | 216 | 165 | 1668 |
All adults | 428 | 535 | 479 | 593 | 503 | 408 | 286 | 3232 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
Men | 123 | 198 | 169 | 213 | 291 | 246 | 158 | 1398 |
Women | 138 | 256 | 289 | 326 | 330 | 305 | 193 | 1837 |
All adults | 261 | 454 | 458 | 539 | 621 | 551 | 351 | 3235 |
a GHQ 12 scores range from 0 to 12. Scores of 4 or more indicate low wellbeing / possible psychiatric disorder