The Scottish Health Survey 2008
The Scottish Health Survey 2008
Table 4.5 Self-reported cigarette smoking status (observed and age-standardised), by NS-SEC of household reference person and sex
Aged 16 and over
2008
Cigarette smoking status |
NS-SEC of household reference person |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managerial & professional |
Intermediate |
Small employers & own account workers |
Lower supervisory & technical |
Semi-routine & routine |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Men |
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Observed |
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Never smoked cigarettes at all |
53 |
43 |
43 |
39 |
39 |
Used to smoke cigarettes occasionally |
5 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly |
25 |
23 |
25 |
28 |
23 |
Current cigarette smoker |
17 |
28 |
28 |
31 |
35 |
Mean number of cigarettes smoked per smoker per day |
12.9 |
13.8 |
17.9 |
17.4 |
16.6 |
Standard error of the mean |
1.07 |
1.31 |
1.46 |
1.06 |
0.67 |
Standardised |
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Never smoked cigarettes at all |
53 |
42 |
45 |
41 |
38 |
Used to smoke cigarettes occasionally |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly |
25 |
27 |
22 |
25 |
23 |
Current cigarette smoker |
17 |
26 |
29 |
32 |
36 |
Mean number of cigarettes smoked per smoker per day |
12.8 |
14.1 |
17.0 |
17.2 |
16.7 |
Standard error of the mean |
1.10 |
1.36 |
1.57 |
1.06 |
0.67 |
Bases (weighted): |
1114 |
280 |
269 |
429 |
921 |
Bases (unweighted): |
988 |
234 |
284 |
418 |
861 |
Women |
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Observed |
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Never smoked cigarettes at all |
56 |
50 |
51 |
48 |
35 |
Used to smoke cigarettes occasionally |
5 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly |
21 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
Current cigarette smoker |
18 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
36 |
Mean number of cigarettes smoked per smoker per day |
11.7 |
13.0 |
13.7 |
14.2 |
14.7 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.54 |
0.77 |
1.08 |
0.89 |
0.49 |
Standardised |
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Never smoked cigarettes at all |
56 |
50 |
52 |
48 |
35 |
Used to smoke cigarettes occasionally |
5 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly |
22 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
Current cigarette smoker |
17 |
21 |
20 |
22 |
38 |
Mean number of cigarettes smoked per smoker per day |
11.8 |
13.4 |
13.5 |
14.0 |
14.8 |
Standard error of the mean |
0.56 |
0.82 |
1.04 |
0.84 |
0.53 |
Bases (weighted): |
1211 |
381 |
278 |
327 |
1064 |
Bases (unweighted): |
1229 |
390 |
333 |
376 |
1178 |
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