Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 10.3 Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed (age-standardised), 2016, by area deprivation and sex
Aged 16 and over | 2016 | ||||
Asthma and wheezing | Area deprivation | ||||
5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | |
% | % | % | % | % | |
Men | |||||
Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Wheezed in last 12 monthsa | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 22 |
Ever wheezed | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 38 |
Women | |||||
Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Wheezed in last 12 monthsa | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 21 |
Ever wheezed | 22 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 33 |
All adults | |||||
Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Wheezed in last 12 monthsa | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 |
Ever wheezed | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 36 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||
Men | 444 | 386 | 446 | 384 | 413 |
Women | 474 | 385 | 458 | 430 | 498 |
All adults | 918 | 771 | 904 | 813 | 911 |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||
Men | 422 | 421 | 430 | 325 | 294 |
Women | 512 | 505 | 552 | 438 | 421 |
All adults | 934 | 926 | 982 | 763 | 715 |
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