In a survey of 4 392 Scots 16 and over, published in the Scottish Health Survey 2022: supplementary tables today, we see how they report their assessment of their general health.

While I’m well aware of the John Wayne factor perhaps most clearly demonstrated in the 47% of men aged 16-24 reporting ‘very good health‘, I was still surprised by the overall positivity of the above results.

Spending a lot of time reading and listening to news media, I may have developed a more negative view of reality than that shared by most of the population – 90% reporting feeling fair to very good – and, perhaps justified by the facts on the ground. Talking-up Scotland every day, I should know better.

Again, there’s a message here for the SNP and its campaigning. Do not spend too much time reacting to negative messaging from the opposition parties and their media lackeys but rather concentrate on reporting that which is being done and which is good.

Source: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-health-survey-2022-supplementary-tables/