Document title: Know, feel, do? Health behaviour change in Scotland, 1996 to 2007
Description:

This report provides a high-level assessment of change in adult health behaviours, knowledge and motivations in Scotland between 1996 and 2007. A 12-year span of consistent, comparable data from the Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) is used to examine trends across three main health topics: smoking, physical activity and healthy eating. Summary health scores, which combine the three topics for behaviour, for knowledge and for motivation, are also analysed. We conclude that there was welcome modest improvement in health behaviour, knowledge and motivation in Scotland between 1996 and 2007.
Author(s): Mark Robinson, Diane Gibbs, Laurence Gruer (NHS Health Scotland)
Publisher(s): NHS Health Scotland / ScotPHO
Date published: 27 October 2010
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