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HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: WHO COLLABORATIVE CROSS-<strong>NATIONAL</strong> STUDY (HBSC) 2014 SURVEY IN SCOTLAND <strong>NATIONAL</strong> REPORT HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: WHO COLLABORATIVE CROSS-<strong>NATIONAL</strong> STUDY (HBSC) 2014 SURVEY IN SCOTLAND <strong>NATIONAL</strong> REPORT • 65% of young people in Scotland live with both of their parents, 21% with a single parent and 12% in a stepfamily. The proportion of young people living with both parents has gradually declined since 1990, when the figure was 79% • Between 1998 and 2014, the proportion of Scottish young people describing their family as ‘very well off’ has increased from 11% to 21%, whilst the proportion describing their family as ‘not at all well off’ has remained stable at 2% • Young people are more likely to find it easy to talk to their mother (82%) than to their father (66%) about things that really bother them • Since 1990, there has been a steady increase in easy communication with fathers for both boys and girls, but there has been a persistent gender difference over this period, with boys finding it easier than girls to talk to their fathers • 62% of 11-15 year olds report a high level of family support, but this reduces with age 2 FAMILY LIFE 9
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