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Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) 1996-2003

Contents:Summary
1. Introduction
2. Scotland's health
3. Attitudes towards own health
4. Perceptions of mortality, morbidity and risk
5. Physical activity
6. Diet
7. Smoking
8. Alcohol
9. Mental health
10. Oral health
11. Drugs
12. Sexual health
13. Conclusions
References
Appendix 1: Questions analysed in overview
Appendix B: Topics covered 1996-2003
Appendix C: Base sizes
Appendix D: Physical activity levels

Appendix C: Base sizes

Below are the unweighted base sizes for the tables and charts.

Base

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total

1810

1795

1794

880

-

1757

1742

1720


Sex
Men
771
762
761
360
-
738
742
728
Women
1030
1032
1033
520
-
1019
1000
992

Age
16-24
215
194
194
88
-
228
214
179
25-34
395
394
327
170
-
322
284
268
35-44
330
362
349
182
-
353
330
355
45-54
279
267
333
160
-
269
279
296
55-64
289
287
281
149
-
295
319
317
65-74
282
289
302
128
-
290
316
305

Social grade
AB
229
294
303
124
-
252
298
250
C1
478
516
512
268
-
544
518
528
C2
356
358
354
167
-
423
363
361
D
325
259
306
135
-
210
270
256
E
401
360
312
179
-
328
293
325

Deprivation Category
1-2
310
342
418
173
-
324
366
383
3-5
1130
1112
1088
566
-
1064
1055
1045
6-7
370
341
288
141
-
369
321
292

Regular smokers

All

650

617

551

263

-

525

529

530

Men

279

257

247

109

-

225

229

227

Women

368

360

304

154

-

300

300

303

16-24

69

67

67

29

-

67

80

56

25-34

167

169

118

58

-

121

108

103

35-44

112

120

109

57

-

113

103

136

45-54

119

99

107

54

-

85

98

83

55-74

178

162

147

65

-

139

140

152

Heavy smokers

333

280

272

124

-

224

214

231


Consumption of fruit and vegetables

Daily

1044

1134

1151

559

-

1220

1235

1211

Non-daily

766

661

643

321

-

537

507

509


Activity level

Sedentary

649

641

620

331

-

645

296

582


Age within sex - women

16-24

120

111

112

49

-

133

124

100

25-34

233

233

204

109

-

192

162

151

35-44

181

215

200

110

-

210

195

194

45-54

145

143

184

93

-

137

143

173

55-64

163

157

154

75

-

176

187

191

65-74

179

173

174

83

-

171

189

183


Age within sex - men

16-24

95

83

82

39

-

95

90

79

25-34

162

161

123

61

-

130

122

117

35-44

149

147

149

72

-

143

135

161

45-54

134

124

149

67

-

132

136

123

55-64

126

130

127

74

-

119

132

126

65-74

103

116

128

45

-

119

127

122


Drinkers

All

1593

1587

1576

771

-

1533

1520

1486

Men (March only 96-97)

359

340

690

322

-

664

675

644

Women (March only 96-97)

438

447

886

449

-

869

845

842


Exceed alcohol limit

All

243

251

224

113

-

274

263

239

Men (March only 96-97)

97

183

150

74

-

185

182

160


Visit to dentist

Not in last year

658

573

540

258

-

538

508

526

In last year

1152

1222

1254

622

-

1219

1234

1194

The table below gives the unweighted base sizes for those answering the self-completion section.

Base

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

All

1698

1733

1663

811

-

1606

1583

1529


Sex

Men

734

737

706

327

-

668

679

640

Women

961

996

957

484

-

938

904

889


Social grade

AB

221

284

291

118

-

243

279

233

C1

457

500

473

255

-

509

478

481

C2

334

348

333

150

-

390

333

325

D

331

254

284

126

-

190

245

224

E

361

340

275

155

-

274

248

266


Age

16-24

209

192

190

86

-

219

203

172

25-34

385

390

317

163

-

303

266

253

35-44

316

353

335

172

-

334

309

324

45-54

266

262

316

148

-

245

264

259

55-64

272

273

243

132

-

266

279

284

65-74

240

263

254

110

-

239

262

237


Deprivation Category

1-2

294

328

391

165

-

306

335

354

3-5

1059

1075

1009

513

-

971

951

915

6-7

345

330

263

133

-

329

297

260


Below are the weighted base sizes for the tables and charts.

Base

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Total

1810

1795

1794

880

-

1757

1742

1720


Sex

Men

886

841

879

431

-

863

856

845

Women

925

954

916

449

-

894

886

875


Age

16-24

300

280

298

146

-

270

268

264

25-34

397

387

389

192

-

360

357

352

35-44

334

355

333

164

-

362

359

354

45-54

301

304

298

145

-

310

308

304

55-64

257

257

251

124

-

250

248

245

65-74

218

211

218

106

-

205

203

201


Social grade

AB

248

335

318

120

-

238

321

262

C1

507

540

526

281

-

594

573

587

C2

388

411

398

162

-

472

393

407

D

337

256

298

152

-

199

246

230

E

321

240

249

154

-

253

210

235


Deprivation Category

1-2

328

345

388

186

-

310

351

373

3-5

1107

1084

1075

548

-

976

1057

1032

6-7

378

365

331

147

-

471

333

315


Regular smokers

All

658

588

566

308

-

563

512

504

Men

317

266

283

172

-

281

246

254

Women

341

321

283

136

-

282

266

250

16-24

95

70

102

69

-

67

86

72

25-34

189

165

134

85

-

129

118

125

35-44

117

124

102

62

-

128

124

121

45-54

111

109

108

40

-

91

89

79

55-74

144

118

117

51

-

148

99

106

Heavy smokers

323

253

259

103

-

233

183

235


Consumption of fruit and vegetables

Daily

1031

1156

1095

551

-

1171

1198

1187

Non-daily

782

639

700

329

-

586

544

533


Activity level

Sedentary

632

606

632

298

-

618

246

518


Age within sex - women

16-24

147

139

145

71

-

132

131

129

25-34

196

211

194

95

-

179

177

175

35-44

167

196

167

83

-

182

180

178

45-54

153

155

151

74

-

157

156

154

55-64

135

139

132

65

-

130

129

128

65-74

122

114

123

60

-

114

113

111


Base 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Age within sex - men

16-24

153

141

152

75

-

138

137

135

25-34

200

176

196

97

-

181

180

177

35-44

166

159

166

81

-

180

179

176

45-54

148

149

146

71

-

153

152

150

55-64

121

118

119

59

-

119

118

117

65-74

96

97

95

46

-

92

91

90


Drinkers

All

1630

1615

1591

775

-

1570

1545

1513

Men (March only 96-97)

424

405

811

394

-

791

794

758

Women (March only 96-97)

391

392

780

381

-

779

752

755


Exceed alcohol limit

All

288

262

273

147

-

313

298

278

Men (March only 96-97)

114

106

182

111

-

235

222

210


Visit to dentist

Not in last year

618

537

549

280

-

534

481

468

In last year

1185

1245

1243

599

-

1221

1260

1252

The table below gives the weighted base sizes for those answering the self-completion section.

Base
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
All
1727
1735
1687
823
-
1648
1621
1563

Sex

Men

851

807

829

403

-

804

797

766

Women

877

928

858

420

-

844

823

797


Social grade

AB

241

326

307

117

-

230

306

245

C1

489

512

493

269

-

565

540

546

C2

368

402

380

146

-

444

368

369

D

326

252

280

143

-

185

223

206

E

294

229

220

136

-

224

183

197


Age

16-24

296

277

292

144

-

262

254

258

25-34

389

378

381

184

-

342

337

330

35-44

318

348

320

157

-

346

345

328

45-54

288

299

279

136

-

284

221

222

55-64

244

246

219

113

-

234

221

222

65-74

189

186

189

89

-

179

170

161


Deprivation Category
1-2

317

333

369

178

-

297

328

349

3-5

1051

1049

1005

509

-

912

967

926

6-7

361

353

313

136

-

439

317

288

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