Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Aged 16 and over				2016
Asthma and wheezing	Smoking status^a
Asthma and wheezing	Never smoked / smoked occasionally	Ex-regular smoker	Smokes fewer than 20 a day	Smokes 20 or more a day
	%	%	%	%
Men
Doctor-diagnosed asthma	14	14	19	9
Wheezed in last 12 months^b	10	16	22	35
Ever wheezed	22	30	35	48
Women
Doctor-diagnosed asthma	15	15	18	17
Wheezed in last 12 months^b	12	14	23	30
Ever wheezed	22	26	36	41
All adults
Doctor-diagnosed asthma	15	14	19	12
Wheezed in last 12 months^b	11	15	23	33
Ever wheezed	22	28	35	45
Bases (weighted):
Men	1068	522	309	130
Women	1282	506	360	76
All adults	2350	1028	669	205
Bases (unweighted):
Men	939	548	258	113
Women	1396	582	359	75
All adults	2335	1130	617	188

a Excludes cases where respondent did not know how many they smoked a day
b Wheezing or whistling in the chest

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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