The Scottish Health Survey 2024 - volume 1: main report
This report presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2024, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Correction
A correction was published on 21 October 2025 to clarify the basis of the figures in chapter 8 section 8.2.8 on the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and other products to support attempts to quit smoking.
The HTML, PDF and relevant tables have been updated to reflect these changes.
Editors’ acknowledgements
Firstly, we would like to thank the many thousands of adults and children across Scotland for giving up their time to participate in the 2024 survey.
We would also like to thank colleagues who contributed to the survey and this report:
- The ScotCen interviewers who worked on the project. The success of the survey is in large part down to the commitment and professionalism they apply to their work every day.
- Vicky Wilson for her dedicated management and oversight of the Scottish Health Survey at ScotCen.
- The authors of the chapters: Jack Terris, Erin Deakin, Rory McLelland, Hannah Biggs, Vicky Wilson and Helena Wilson, as well as Lesley Birse and Eleanor Holman for their careful checking and formatting.
- Shaza Mahmood, Charles Wilson, Joe Crowley and colleagues whose hard work, attention to detail, knowledge and expertise have been invaluable to the preparation of the survey data as well as extensive analysis input to the report.
- Stephen Hinchliffe, Rory McLelland and Hannah Biggs for assistance with editing and checking.
- The principal programmer Iain Templeton, Project Manager Emma Fenn and colleagues in the NatCen Social Research Survey Logistics, Data and other survey support teams.
- NatCen Field and Data Collection colleagues including Warren Lovell, Steve Woodland, Colin Gibb, Callie-Anne Cole, Adrian Ibell, Stephen Booth, Carolyn Morrison and Aaron Throssell.
- Caireen Roberts, David Collins, Polly Page and colleagues from the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge for their expert advice, preparation of dietary data and support for Intake24.
Ethical approval for the study was granted by the Research Committee for Wales (17/WA/0371). We are grateful to the committee and its chair Dr Kath Clarke for their careful scrutiny and on-going support.
Finally, special thanks are due to Julie Landsberg, Morag Shepherd, Xanthippi Gounari, Sarah Bierbaum-Williams, Emma Schweidler, Nora Mielke and colleagues in the Scottish Government Health Directorates, for their continued support at all stages of the project.
Victoria Wilson, Rory McClelland, Stephen Hinchliffe and Hannah Biggs.
Contact
ScottishHealthSurvey@gov.scot