Scottish Government

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

ISBN 978 0 7559 9741 1 (Web only publication)
ISSN: 2042 1613
DPPAS 10908

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Contents

List of Tables

Authors' Acknowledgements

Summary

1. Introduction and Methodology
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Aims
1.3 Methodology

2. Mental and General Health
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Mental Health
2.2.1 Anxiety
2.2.2 General Health Questionnaire ( GHQ-12)
2.2.3 WEMWBS
2.2.4 Depression
2.3 General Health
2.3.1 Self-assessed health
2.4 Assessing the impact of the socio-economic variables individually
2.5 Conclusions and Discussion

3. Physical Health
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Heart attack
3.3 Longstanding limiting illness
3.4 Stroke
3.5 Cardiovascular disease ( CVD)
3.6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD)
3.7 Assessing the impact of the socio-economic variables individually
3.8 Conclusions and Discussion
3.9 Tables

4. Adverse Health Behaviours
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Weight
4.2.1 Overweight
4.2.2 Obesity
4.3 Alcohol Consumption
4.3.1 Binge drinking
4.3.2 Drinking over the recommended weekly alcohol limit
4.3.3 Potential problem drinking
4.4 Smoking
4.4.1 Current smoking status
4.4.2 Heavy smokers
4.5 Fruit and vegetable consumption
4.6 Assessing the impact of the socio-economic variables individually
4.7 Conclusions and Discussion

5. Relationships and Social Mobility
5.1 Relationships
5.2 Social mobility

6. Overall Conclusions

Appendix 1: Pseudo R ²s
Appendix 2: Anxiety Model Development
Appendix 3: GHQ Model Development
Appendix 4: Heart Attack Model Development
Appendix 5: Overweight Model Development For Men

References and Notes

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

Authors: Rebecca Landy ¹, David Walsh ², Julie Ramsay ³

1 Economic and Social Research Council intern, based with Scottish Government
2 Glasgow Centre for Population Health
3 Scottish Government