|
|
About
three
times
as
many
men
as
women
presented
to
drug
misuse
services
.
(A10)
Health Related Behaviour: Users presenting to drug misuse services for the first time
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|
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All
ages
conception
rate
is
per
1,000
women
aged
15
-
44
.
(A13)
Fertility: Conceptions
|
|
|
Nationally
,
more
women
aged
16
-
49
reported
the
use
of
a
condom
for
contraception
in
1999
(
23
%
)
than
ten
years
earlier
(
15
%
)
.
(A16)
Fertility: Contraception
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|
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About
1
in
12
women
aged
13
-
15
and
1
in
4
women
aged
16
-
19
sought
advice
on
contraception
in
2000
-
01
from
family
planning
clinics
.
(A16)
Fertility: Contraception
|
|
|
Women
registered
for
contraceptives
(
thousands
)
(A16)
Fertility: Contraception
|
|
|
In
1998,
15%
of
men
and
19%
women
reported
having
had
acute
sickness
in
two
weeks
preceding
the
interview
.
(A5)
Indicators of the Nations Health: Trends in adults general health, longstanding illness and acute sickness
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|
|
The
percentage
of
adults
aged
16
and
over
who
smoke
cigarettes
fell
rapidly
during
the
late
seventies
and
early
eighties
but
has
since
levelled
out
at
29
%
-
28
%
for
men
,
and
26%
to
25%
for
women
.
(A7)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of smoking cigarettes among persons aged 16 and over by gender and age
|
|
|
The
proportion
of
women
drinking
above
14
units
a
week
remained
static
between
1998
and
2001
at
around
15
%
.
(A9)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of alcohol consumption above 21/14 units a week for men/women aged 18 and over
|
|
|
Health
Related
Behaviour
:
Prevalence
of
alcohol
consumption
above
21
/
14
units
a
week
for
men
/
women
aged
18
and
over
(A9)
Health Related Behaviour: Prevalence of alcohol consumption above 21/14 units a week for men/women aged 18 and over
|
|
|
Women
were
much
less
likely
to
have
drunk
above
sensible
levels
:
around
one
fifth
(
22
%
)
of
women
had
drunk
more
than
3
units
on
at
least
one
day
in
the
previous
week
.
(A9b)
Maximum daily amount had drunk last week, by persons aged 16 and over, by gender
|
|
|
The
CDS
is
responsible
for
providing
dental
care
to
children
,
nursing
and
pregnant
women
,
disabled
people
and
any
patient
who
would
not
otherwise
receive
treatment
through
the
General
Dental
Service
.
(B10)
Community Health and Prevention: Community Dental Service activity
|
|
|
Rates
of
admission
to
the
learning
disability
specialty
were
higher
for
men
than
for
women
in
2000
-
01
.
(B24)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under a learning disability specialty by sex and age group
|
|
|
In
younger
age
groups
,
rates
of
admission
tend
to
be
higher
for
men
than
women
.
(B25)
Mental Health & Learning Disability: Admissions to NHS hospitals under mental illness specialties by sex and age group
|
|
|
women
screened
-
all
ages
(
thousands
)
(B8)
Community Health and Prevention: Cancer screening
|
|
|
Women
screened
-
aged
50
-
64
(
thousands
)
(B8)
Community Health and Prevention: Cancer screening
|
|
|
Cancer
detected
per
1,000
women
screened
-
aged
50
-
64
(B8)
Community Health and Prevention: Cancer screening
|