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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 8.7 Life satisfaction mean scores, 2016, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2016 | |||||||
| Life satisfactiona | Age | Total | ||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Above average (9-10) | 36 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 36 | 32 |
| Average (8) | 32 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
| Below average (0-7) | 32 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 35 |
| Mean score | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| SE of mean | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Above average (9-10) | 38 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 35 |
| Average (8) | 37 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 32 |
| Below average (0-7) | 25 | 28 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 35 | 33 |
| Mean score | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| SE of mean | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| All adults | ||||||||
| Above average (9-10) | 37 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 41 | 36 | 34 |
| Average (8) | 35 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 33 |
| Below average (0-7) | 28 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 34 | 34 |
| Mean score | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| SE of mean | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 286 | 338 | 319 | 378 | 326 | 254 | 167 | 2069 |
| Women | 283 | 352 | 336 | 407 | 343 | 280 | 235 | 2237 |
| All adults | 569 | 690 | 655 | 786 | 669 | 534 | 402 | 4306 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 168 | 213 | 264 | 340 | 360 | 336 | 208 | 1889 |
| Women | 198 | 324 | 346 | 440 | 432 | 398 | 282 | 2420 |
| All adults | 366 | 537 | 610 | 780 | 792 | 734 | 490 | 4309 |
a Life satisfaction was assessed using a 0-10 scale where 0 was "extremely dissatisfied" and 10 "extremely satisfied"
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