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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 2.9 Stress at work, 2009 to 2017
| Aged 16 and over in paid employment / government training programme | 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stress at work | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Not at all stressful | 21 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 |
| Mildly stressful | 30 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
| Moderately stressful | 36 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 31 |
| Very stressful | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Extremely stressful | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Very stressful / Extremely stressfula | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Women | |||||
| Not at all stressful | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Mildly stressful | 34 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 35 |
| Moderately stressful | 34 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 34 |
| Very stressful | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Extremely stressful | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Very stressful / Extremely stressfula | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| All adults | |||||
| Not at all stressful | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Mildly stressful | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| Moderately stressful | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Very stressful | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Extremely stressful | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Very stressful / Extremely stressfula | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 771 | 677 | 670 | 657 | 620 |
| Women | 673 | 647 | 630 | 652 | 592 |
| All adults | 1444 | 1324 | 1300 | 1309 | 1212 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 655 | 581 | 583 | 549 | 507 |
| Women | 702 | 674 | 677 | 604 | 622 |
| All adults | 1357 | 1255 | 1260 | 1153 | 1129 |
a Percentage of adults who find their job very or extremely stressful is part of the national mental health indicator set for adults