SG Health & Social Care Analysis

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In 2021, the proportion of children reporting one or more #accidents during the previous 12 months in #Scotland was lower than in previous years #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, the proportion of adults who reported having at least one #accident in the previous 12 months in #Scotland has not changed since 2015. #ScottishHealthSurvey #accidents bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, adults who did not participate in #gambling in the past 12 months in #Scotland had, on average, higher levels of #mentalwellbeing (measured using #WEWMBS) than those that did. #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, the proportion of adults undertaking any #gambling activities in #Scotland decreased significantly since 2012 #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, adults who had used any drug in the last 12 months in #Scotland had significantly lower average #mentalwellbeing (measured using #WEMWBS) than those who had not. #ScottishHealthSurvey #drugs #druguse bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, #cannabis was the most used drug among all adults in #Scotland and had the highest prevalence among those aged 16-24. #ScottishHealthSurvey #drugs #druguse bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, 12% of adults reported using #drugs in the previous 12 months in #Scotland #ScottishHealthSurvey #druguse bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, 23% of adults in #Scotland drank at hazardous or harmful levels (>14 units per week), down from 34% in 2003 #ScottishHealthSurvey #alcohol #drinking bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, current e-cigarette use in #Scotland declined after staying constant each year between 2015 and 2019 #ScottishHealthSurvey #vaping #ecigarettes bit.ly/3NQewrz

The proportion of non-smokers that reported being exposed to #secondhandsmoke in their own or another person’s home has decreased over the years in #Scotland #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, 11% of adults in #Scotland smoked, the lowest level to date #ScottishHealthSurvey #smoking bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, the majority of children aged 5-15 met the recommended guideline of at least 60 minutes of #physicalactivity on average per day in the previous week. #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, significantly more adults in #Scotland met the guidelines for Moderate or Vigorous Physical Activity than previous years, with men being more likely than women to meet the guidelines #ScottishHealthSurvey #physicalactivity #MVPA bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, women were more likely to be living with #morbidobesity than men in #Scotland #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, two in three adults were #overweight in #Scotland #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, 9% of adults in #Scotland reported having experienced #foodinsecurity. In 2019/2021 combined, more than a third of single parents and almost a fifth of single adults aged under 65 living alone experienced this #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, the proportion of adults who consumed 5 or more portions of #fruit and #vegetables per day was the same as in 2019 and fairly stable since 2003 #ScottishHealthSurvey #diet bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, average #mentalwellbeing (measured using #WEMWBS) was lower amongst adults with #longCOVID compared with those who did not have long COVID #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, #longCOVID prevalence differed with age in #Scotland #ScottishHealthSurvey bit.ly/3NQewrz

In 2021, boys were more likely to have doctor-diagnosed #asthma than girls in #Scotland #ScottishHealthSurvey #respiratoryconditions bit.ly/3NQewrz