Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Published: 3 October 2017
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781788512763

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Table 2.5 E-cigarette use, 2014 to 2016, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over								2014, 2015, 2016
E-cigarette use	Age							Total
E-cigarette use	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
2014
Currently using	5	3	7	5	7	2	1	5
Ever previously used^a	17	17	9	11	8	3	2	10
Never used	78	80	84	84	85	94	96	85
Ever used^b	22	20	16	16	15	6	4	15
2015
Currently using	6	9	6	9	8	3	2	6
Ever previously used^a	22	20	13	10	8	4	2	12
Never used	72	71	81	82	85	93	96	82
Ever used^b	28	29	19	18	15	7	4	18
2016^c
Currently using	3	11	9	9	9	4	1	7
Ever previously used^a	21	19	17	13	11	5	1	13
Never used	77	70	74	78	80	91	98	79
Ever used^b	23	30	26	22	20	9	2	21
Women
2014
Currently using	3	5	7	9	6	3	1	5
Ever previously used^a	14	12	12	9	9	5	2	9
Never used	83	83	81	82	85	92	97	85
Ever used^b	17	17	19	18	15	8	3	15
2015
Currently using	2	7	9	10	9	5	2	7
Ever previously used^a	15	16	11	9	8	6	2	10
Never used	83	77	80	82	83	88	96	83
Ever used^b	17	23	20	18	17	12	4	17
2016^c
Currently using	5	8	7	10	8	5	2	7
Ever previously used^a	16	12	14	12	9	5	3	10
Never used	79	80	79	78	82	90	95	83
Ever used^b	21	20	21	22	18	10	5	17
	Continued…
Table 2.5 - Continued
Aged 16 and over								2014, 2015, 2016
E-cigarette use	Age							Total
E-cigarette use	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
All adults
2014
Currently using	4	4	7	7	6	3	1	5
Ever previously used^a	16	14	11	10	8	4	2	10
Never used	80	81	82	83	85	93	97	85
Ever used^b	20	19	18	17	15	7	3	15
2015
Currently using	4	8	7	9	8	4	2	7
Ever previously used^a	19	18	12	9	8	5	2	11
Never used	78	74	81	82	84	90	96	83
Ever used^b	22	26	19	18	16	10	4	17
2016^c
Currently using	4	10	8	10	9	4	1	7
Ever previously used^a	18	16	15	13	10	5	2	12
Never used	78	75	77	78	81	91	96	81
Ever used^b	22	25	23	22	19	9	4	19
Bases (weighted):
Men 2014	292	356	357	416	347	264	173	2205
Men 2015	326	381	370	445	375	288	190	2376
Men 2016	277	334	320	378	325	255	167	2057
Women 2014	305	375	379	441	365	294	253	2412
Women 2015	319	405	397	471	394	321	273	2580
Women 2016	273	348	338	407	340	281	236	2225
All adults 2014	597	731	736	857	712	558	426	4617
All adults 2015	645	786	767	916	770	609	463	4956
All adults 2016	550	682	658	786	665	536	403	4281
Bases (unweighted):
Men 2014	192	250	306	361	358	361	227	2055
Men 2015	186	239	312	404	410	399	280	2230
Men 2016	164	211	265	340	359	337	208	1884
Women 2014	224	337	421	431	437	419	313	2582
Women 2015	203	348	392	486	489	461	361	2740
Women 2016	191	322	347	440	429	400	284	2413
All adults 2014	416	587	727	792	795	780	540	4637
All adults 2015	389	587	704	890	899	860	641	4970
All adults 2016	355	533	612	780	788	737	492	4297

a Excludes those who are currently using
b Includes those who are currently using
c the wording was amended slightly in 2016 to include 'vaping devices'

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Email: Julie Landsberg, Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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Table 2.5 E-cigarette use, 2014 to 2016, by age and sex

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