This statistic displays the individual risks that individuals take with their health in Scotland in 2013. In this year 67 percent of individuals were overweight or obese and 78 percent of individuals did not consume five portions or fruit and vegetables per day.
Share of the health risks individuals take in Scotland in 2013, by risk group
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Eats less than 5 portions of fruit/vegetables per day
78%
Overweight or obese
67%
Does not meet activity recommendations
33%
Drinks outwith recommended limits
43%
Current cigarette smoker
22%
Ex-smoker
25%
Parent died of cardiovascular disease and relative CVD less than 60
15%
Parent dies of cardiovascular disease (but no relative CVD less than 60)
15%
Mother, father or sibling cardiovascular disease less than 60 (but no parent died of CVD)
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Scottish Government. (December 2, 2014). Share of the health risks individuals take in Scotland in 2013, by risk group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374514/health-risks-of-individuals-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of the health risks individuals take in Scotland in 2013, by risk group." Chart. December 2, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374514/health-risks-of-individuals-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. (2014). Share of the health risks individuals take in Scotland in 2013, by risk group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374514/health-risks-of-individuals-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government. "Share of The Health Risks Individuals Take in Scotland in 2013, by Risk Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374514/health-risks-of-individuals-in-scotland-uk/
Scottish Government, Share of the health risks individuals take in Scotland in 2013, by risk group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374514/health-risks-of-individuals-in-scotland-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of the health risks individuals take in Scotland in 2013, by risk group [Graph], Scottish Government, December 2, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374514/health-risks-of-individuals-in-scotland-uk/
