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Scottish Health Survey 2015 volume one: main report
Published:
20 Sep 2016
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Scottish Health Survey 2015 volume one: main report
Table 6.9 Child consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements,
2015, by age and sex
Table 6.9 Child consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements, 2015, by age and sex
| Aged 0-15 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Consumption of vitamin or mineral supplements | Age | Total | ||||||||
| 0-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6-7 | 8-9 | 10-11 | 12-13 | 14-15 | |||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Boys | ||||||||||
| Taking any supplement | 18 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 19 | |
| Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 15 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
| No supplements taken | 82 | 78 | 71 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 90 | 88 | 81 | |
| Girls | ||||||||||
| Taking any supplement | 12 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 19 | |
| Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 9 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| No supplements taken | 88 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 89 | 81 | |
| All children | ||||||||||
| Taking any supplement | 15 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 19 | |
| Taking supplement containing vitamin D | 13 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 | |
| No supplements taken | 85 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 90 | 89 | 81 | |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||||
| Boys | 98 | 87 | 92 | 97 | 88 | 105 | 83 | 75 | 725 | |
| Girls | 68 | 105 | 107 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 93 | 84 | 695 | |
| All children | 166 | 191 | 199 | 180 | 169 | 179 | 176 | 160 | 1420 | |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||||
| Boys | 100 | 94 | 99 | 102 | 98 | 94 | 77 | 71 | 735 | |
| Girls | 73 | 105 | 106 | 87 | 83 | 68 | 81 | 82 | 685 | |
| All children | 173 | 199 | 205 | 189 | 181 | 162 | 158 | 153 | 1420 | |
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Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot