Scottish Health Survey - topic report: equality groups

Topic report in the Scottish Health Survey series providing breakdowns of key health behaviours and outcomes by gender, age, ethnic group, religion, disability and sexual orientation.


References and Notes for Section Two

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2. See www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Performance/scotPerforms/indicator/generalhealth
3. The briefing paper on the development of WEWMBS is available online from: www.wellscotland.info/about/indicators/wemwbs/index.aspx
4. Stewart-Brown, S. and Janmohamed, K. (2008). Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS). User Guide Version 1. Warwick and Edinburgh: University of Warwick and NHS Health Scotland
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8. Bromley, C. and Given, L. (eds.).(2011) The Scottish Health Survey 2010 Main Report. Edinburgh: The Scottish Government. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/09/27084018/0
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13. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/16103619/2

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