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Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
Table 7.3 Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed (age-standardised), 2014, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2014 | ||||
| Asthma and wheezing | Area deprivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th (Least deprived) |
4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) |
|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| Wheezed in last 12 monthsa | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 27 |
| Ever wheezed | 28 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 35 |
| Women | |||||
| Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Wheezed in last 12 monthsa | 11 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 25 |
| Ever wheezed | 24 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 37 |
| All adults | |||||
| Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Wheezed in last 12 monthsa | 12 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 26 |
| Ever wheezed | 26 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 36 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 495 | 476 | 424 | 431 | 411 |
| Women | 490 | 534 | 463 | 494 | 439 |
| All adults | 985 | 1011 | 888 | 925 | 850 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 405 | 449 | 481 | 397 | 336 |
| Women | 481 | 572 | 556 | 537 | 443 |
| All adults | 886 | 1021 | 1037 | 934 | 779 |
a Wheezing or whistling in the chest
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