Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 2: technical report

Presents information on the methodology and fieldwork for the Scottish Health Survey 2014.


Table 1.12 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for smoking variables

2014
% (p) / Mean Sample size (un-weighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Design Factor
lower upper
Cigarette smoking status
Men Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally 53.9 2057 1.40 51.2 56.6 1.31
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly 23.4 2057 1.10 21.3 25.7 1.26
Current cigarette smoker 22.7 2057 1.20 20.4 25.1 1.34
Mean number of cigarettes smoke a day - including non-smokers 13.5 433 0.49 12.5 14.4 1.24
Women Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally 56.0 2585 1.30 53.4 58.5 1.28
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly 22.9 2585 1.00 21.0 25.0 1.18
Current cigarette smoker 21.1 2585 1.00 19.1 23.2 1.27
Mean number of cigarettes smoke a day - including non-smokers 13.0 519 0.40 12.2 13.8 1.10
e-cigarette use
Men Ever useda 15.1 2055 1.00 13.2 17.3 1.36
Current use 4.8 2055 0.60 3.7 6.1 1.37
Women Ever useda 14.7 2582 0.80 13.1 16.4 1.16
Current use 5.3 2582 0.50 4.4 6.4 1.13
Children's exposure to second-hand smoke in home
Boys Yes 17.1 842 1.60 14.2 20.4 1.23
No 83.0 842 1.60 79.6 85.8 1.23
Girls Yes 15.6 826 1.70 12.7 19.2 1.30
No 84.4 826 1.70 80.8 87.3 1.30

a includes those who are currently using

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