Prevalence of long-term conditions in children 2018

This statistic displays the prevalence of long-term health conditions in children in Scotland in 2018, by gender. In this year, thirteen percent of boys and twelve percent of girls had a limiting long-term health condition.

Prevalence of long-term conditions in children in Scotland in 2018, by gender

Characteristic	Boys	Girls
No long-term conditions	80%	84%
Limiting long-term conditions	13%	12%
Non-limiting long-term conditions	6%	6%

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Release date

January 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Scotland)

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

1,979*

Age group

0-15 years

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

* Weighted bases: n (boys)=1013, n (girls)=966.
Long-term conditions are defined as a physical or mental health condition or illness lasting, or expected to last 12 months or more.
A long-term condition was defined as limiting if the respondent reported that it limited their activities in any way.

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