Scottish Health Survey - topic report: equality groups
Topic report in the Scottish Health Survey series providing breakdowns of key health behaviours and outcomes by gender, age, ethnic group, religion, disability and sexual orientation.
Appendix 1: Tables
Table 2.1 Proportion of adults who assessed their health as very good or good (age-standardised1), by equality group
| Aged 16 and over | 2008-2011 combined | ||||
| Equality Group | Very Good / Good Health | Lower Confidence Limit | Upper Confidence Limit | Unweighted Bases | Weighted Bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 77 | 76 | 78 | 12516 | 13763 |
| Female | 75 | 74 | 76 | 16254 | 15003 |
| Age | |||||
| 16-24 | 89 | 88 | 91 | 2553 | 4011 |
| 25-34 | 87 | 85 | 88 | 3701 | 4410 |
| 35-44 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 4825 | 4993 |
| 45-54 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 5233 | 5177 |
| 55-64 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 5063 | 4414 |
| 65-74 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 4207 | 3197 |
| 75+ | 53 | 51 | 55 | 3188 | 2567 |
| Sexual Orientation | |||||
| Bisexual | 68 | 61 | 76 | 231 | 238 |
| Gay or Lesbian | 76 | 69 | 83 | 195 | 201 |
| Heterosexual | 77 | 76 | 77 | 24011 | 24194 |
| Other | 66 | 59 | 73 | 266 | 253 |
| Prefer not to answer | 65 | 60 | 71 | 733 | 642 |
| Disability | |||||
| Limiting LI | 39 | 37 | 40 | 8599 | 7685 |
| Non-limiting LI | 81 | 80 | 83 | 4556 | 4413 |
| No LI | 92 | 92 | 93 | 15611 | 16667 |
| Religion | |||||
| None | 75 | 74 | 76 | 11211 | 11768 |
| Church of Scotland | 78 | 77 | 79 | 10047 | 9306 |
| Roman Catholic | 72 | 71 | 74 | 3845 | 4277 |
| Other Christian | 77 | 75 | 79 | 2791 | 2453 |
| Muslim | 70 | 62 | 78 | 220 | 281 |
| Buddhist | 70 | 53 | 86 | 63 | 65 |
| Hindu | 92 | 81 | 100 | 59 | 70 |
| Other2 | 67 | 62 | 73 | 418 | 389 |
| Ethnic Group | |||||
| White, British | 75 | 75 | 76 | 26957 | 26705 |
| White, Irish | 74 | 67 | 81 | 198 | 224 |
| White, Other | 81 | 77 | 85 | 781 | 814 |
| Mixed | 82 | 73 | 92 | 88 | 104 |
| Asian, Indian | 78 | 66 | 91 | 109 | 148 |
| Asian, Pakistani | 66 | 55 | 77 | 141 | 188 |
| Asian, Chinese | 91 | 82 | 100 | 74 | 82 |
| Asian, Other | 83 | 72 | 95 | 103 | 105 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 79 | 68 | 91 | 117 | 134 |
| Other | 74 | 61 | 87 | 109 | 122 |
| All Adults | 76 | 75 | 76 | 28770 | 28767 |
1 Analyses are age-standardised for all equality groups except age.
2 Other religion includes Sikh, Jewish and Pagan.
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