Health
Information on the general health of people in Scotland is available from the 2001 Census. The Chinese have the highest proportion of people who describe themselves to be in good or fairly good health (96%).
This is closely followed by people in the Other Ethnic group and Africans with 95% of each group reporting good or fairly good health.
In contrast, White Irish people are least likely to report good or fairly good health (86%).
Self-perception of health is highly correlated with age; overall 90% of all people in Scotland report themselves to be in good or fairly good health and 10% in poor health. However, the figures for those aged 0-15 years show 99% in good or fairly good health, and 1% in poor health.
For people aged 60 years and over, these percentages change quite dramatically: 78% in good or fairly good health and 22% in poor health.
The self-perception of health among different ethnic groups for each age band can be found in Analysis of Ethnicity in the 2001 Census (link opens in a new window).
(Source: 2001 Census – link opens in a new window)