Locality Profile Indicators - Sources and Definitions
Health Data
| Indicator Name | Description | Source - Primary | Source - Secondary | Notes | Time Period data relates to | Date source published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks alcohol at a harmful or hazardous level | Percentage of survey respondents reporting that they drink 6 or more units of alcohol on a single occasion on a weekly or daily basis. | Shetland Population Health Survey |
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Data at datazone level are combined for each locality and divided by the number of datazones in the locality to give an average percentage. Please note geographies in the report are slightly different.* |
2021/22 | 2022 |
| General health rating | Percentage of survey respondents who rated their general health as being good/very good. | Shetland Population Health Survey | Data at datazone level are combined for each locality and divided by the number of datazones in the locality to give an average percentage. Please note geographies in the report are slightly different.* | 2021/22 | 2022 | |
| Barrier to using active travel options - bus routes/times not suitable | Percentage of survey respondents who reported that bus routes/times not being suitable was a barrier to active travel. Active travel includes walking, cycling or using public transport. | Shetland Population Health Survey | Data at datazone level are combined for each locality and divided by the number of datazones in the locality to give an average percentage. Please note geographies in the report are slightly different.* | 2021/22 | 2022 | |
| Loneliness | Percentage of survey respondents who reported feeling lonely in the previous week. | Shetland Population Health Survey | Data at datazone level are combined for each locality and divided by the number of datazones in the locality to give an average percentage. Please note geographies in the report are slightly different.* | 2021/22 | 2022 | |
| Physical activity | Percentage of survey respondents who reported being physically active on 5 or more days of the past week, in line with national recommendations. | Shetland Population Health Survey | Data at datazone level are combined for each locality and divided by the number of datazones in the locality to give an average percentage. Please note geographies in the report are slightly different.* | 2021/22 | 2022 |