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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 3.5 Dental anxiety, 2017, by age and sex
Table 3.5 Dental anxiety, 2017, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2017 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental anxiety | Age | Total | ||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| I don't feel nervous at all | 71 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 73 | 83 | 70 |
| I feel a bit nervous | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 18 |
| I feel very nervous | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Women | ||||||||
| I don't feel nervous at all | 62 | 53 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 57 |
| I feel a bit nervous | 18 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
| I feel very nervous | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 |
| All adults | ||||||||
| I don't feel nervous at all | 66 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 64 |
| I feel a bit nervous | 20 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
| I feel very nervous | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 138 | 168 | 155 | 183 | 161 | 126 | 82 | 1012 |
| Women | 135 | 175 | 162 | 197 | 170 | 138 | 114 | 1090 |
| All adults | 273 | 342 | 316 | 380 | 331 | 265 | 195 | 2102 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 84 | 132 | 119 | 135 | 182 | 153 | 105 | 910 |
| Women | 90 | 163 | 189 | 210 | 216 | 194 | 128 | 1190 |
| All adults | 174 | 295 | 308 | 345 | 398 | 347 | 233 | 2100 |