Physical, mental and social health

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Scottish Health Survey (SHeS)

Organisation:
Scottish Government

Media type:
Statistics

Topic:
Physical, mental and social health

Setting:
Employees / workplace, Community, Pupils & students / education

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It is used to monitor progress towards the National Indicators, including increasing physical activity.

Key statistics

63%

of adults met the guidelines for Moderate or Vigorous Physical Activity (SHeS 2023)

Since 2008, the Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) has presented statistics on a range of physical, mental and social health figures. It is used to monitor progress towards the National Indicators, including: improving mental wellbeing; increasing physical activity; improving self-assessed general health; increasing the proportion of healthy weight children; and reducing the percentage of adults who smoke.

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Physical, mental and social health

Scottish Health Survey (SHeS)

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Key statistics

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