* 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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Scotland: prevalence of long-term conditions in children 2018, by gender
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.
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Scottish Government. (January 21, 2020). Prevalence of long-term conditions in children in Scotland in 2018, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/374263/long-term-conditions-in-children-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Prevalence of long-term conditions in children in Scotland in 2018, by gender." Chart. January 21, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/374263/long-term-conditions-in-children-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2020). Prevalence of long-term conditions in children in Scotland in 2018, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/374263/long-term-conditions-in-children-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Prevalence of Long-term Conditions in Children in Scotland in 2018, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Jan 2020, /statistics/374263/long-term-conditions-in-children-by-gender-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Prevalence of long-term conditions in children in Scotland in 2018, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/374263/long-term-conditions-in-children-by-gender-in-scotland/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Prevalence of long-term conditions in children in Scotland in 2018, by gender [Graph], Scottish Government, January 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/374263/long-term-conditions-in-children-by-gender-in-scotland/
