Scottish Health Survey - topic report: UK comparisons

The Scottish Health Survey: Topic Report UK Comparisons


Table 1.1 Self-assessed general health, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over
S & E 2008; NI 2005/6

Self-assessed general health

Age

Total

16-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

Men

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Scotland

Very good

54

48

39

35

30

24

17

37

Good

34

40

44

43

36

37

38

39

Fair

12

9

12

14

21

28

27

16

Bad

1

2

5

7

9

9

14

6

Very bad

-

1

1

2

4

2

4

2

Very good/good

88

88

82

78

66

61

55

76

Bad/very bad

1

3

5

8

13

12

17

7

England

Very good

47

43

37

34

27

22

16

35

Good

41

43

45

43

41

39

37

42

Fair

11

12

14

18

23

26

35

18

Bad

1

2

3

4

7

10

10

4

Very bad

0

1

0

2

3

3

3

1

Very good/good

88

86

82

77

68

61

52

76

Bad/very bad

1

2

3

6

10

13

13

6

Northern Ireland

Very good

45

43

36

29

25

20

14

34

Good

45

46

45

40

37

37

32

42

Fair

10

8

14

21

23

28

37

17

Bad

-

3

4

8

11

12

14

6

Very bad

-

1

1

2

4

3

2

2

Very good/good

90

89

81

69

62

57

46

75

Bad/very bad

-

3

5

10

15

15

17

8

Bases (weighted):

Men Scotland

464

481

563

555

480

327

218

3087

Men England

1137

1212

1414

1209

1086

726

539

7324

Men Northern Ireland

278

270

301

254

209

142

95

1549

Bases (unweighted):

Men Scotland

246

317

460

535

525

453

304

2840

Men England

774

954

1221

1100

1183

875

648

6755

Men Northern Ireland

153

278

345

305

275

237

152

1745

Women

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Scotland

Very good

41

45

42

36

29

26

18

35

Good

45

40

41

39

40

37

34

40

Fair

12

12

14

18

20

26

36

19

Bad

2

3

3

5

8

8

10

5

Very bad

-

0

0

2

4

3

3

2

Very good/good

86

85

82

75

69

64

51

75

Bad/very bad

2

3

3

7

11

11

13

7

England

Very good

37

41

39

34

30

20

14

33

Good

51

45

42

41

40

42

35

43

Fair

10

11

14

17

20

25

37

18

Bad

2

2

3

5

8

9

11

5

Very bad

0

1

1

2

2

4

4

2

Very good/good

88

86

82

76

70

62

49

75

Bad/very bad

2

3

4

8

10

13

14

7

Northern Ireland

Very good

43

45

45

34

28

18

16

35

Good

45

40

36

38

34

35

34

38

Fair

10

10

13

19

24

32

36

18

Bad

2

3

6

7

12

10

10

7

Very bad

-

1

1

2

3

4

3

2

Very good/good

88

86

81

72

62

53

51

73

Bad/very bad

2

4

7

9

15

14

13

8

Bases (weighted):

Women Scotland

444

487

616

591

504

384

350

3376

Women England

1091

1215

1433

1233

1123

800

785

7681

Women Northern Ireland

280

291

331

272

233

175

172

1754

Bases (unweighted):

Women Scotland

333

451

648

632

632

516

410

3622

Women England

920

1219

1514

1374

1366

1000

947

8340

Women Northern Ireland

254

428

501

417

334

312

251

2497


Note: No data are presented for Wales because the Welsh Health Survey's question on self-assessed health uses different answer categories that are not comparable with the Scottish, English and Northern Irish surveys.

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