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Publication - Research and analysis

The Scottish Health Survey 2008

Published
29 September 2009
ISBN
9780755981076

The Scottish Health Survey 2008

Table 4.10 Estimated odds ratios for prevalence of self-reported cigarette smoking, by associated risk factors and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008

Independent variables

Men

Women

Base
(weighted)

3065

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

Base
(weighted)

3347

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

Age

p<0.001

p<0.001

16-24

444

1

426

1

25-34

479

1.95

1.15, 3.30

487

1.63

1.08, 2.44

35-44

563

1.72

1.06, 2.80

616

1.86

1.26, 2.76

45-54

554

1.31

0.80, 2.13

586

2.12

1.36, 3.31

55-64

480

1.23

0.74, 2.05

502

1.55

0.98, 2.44

65-74

327

0.70

0.40, 1.21

382

1.04

0.63, 1.71

75+

218

0.31

0.16, 0.61

348

0.47

0.26, 0.88

NS-SEC of household reference person

p=0.015

p<0.001

Managerial & professional

1114

1

1211

1

Intermediate

280

1.40

0.89 2.19

381

0.87

0.62, 1.22

Small employers & own account workers

269

1.62

1.04, 2.53

278

1.06

0.74, 1.53

Lower supervisory & technical

429

1.69

1.20, 2.40

327

1.01

0.69, 1.47

Semi-routine & routine

921

1.74

1.28, 2.37

1064

1.71

1.31, 2.23

Others/not known

52

1.98

0.90, 4.36

87

0.87

0.47, 1.62

Equivalised household income quintile

p=0.017

p=0.014

1 st (highest)

650

1

609

1

2 nd

557

1.07

0.73, 1.59

575

1.44

1.02, 2.03

3 rd

592

1.18

0.77, 1.82

595

1.47

1.02, 2.13

4 th

426

1.58

1.05, 2.38

538

1.80

1.23, 2.64

5 th (lowest)

434

1.92

1.23, 2.98

561

1.97

1.35, 2.88

Question not answered

406

1.19

0.75, 1.86

469

1.34

0.92, 1.96

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile

p=0.030

p<0.001

5 th (least deprived)

547

1

626

1

4 th

748

1.20

0.79, 1.83

741

1.21

0.87, 1.68

3 rd

560

1.26

0.80, 1.97

629

1.72

1.23, 2.40

2 nd

630

1.61

1.05, 2.47

687

1.87

1.33, 2.63

1 st (most deprived)

581

1.84

1.18, 2.87

666

2.43

1.74, 3.40

Marital / partnership status

p<0.001

p<0.001

Married/civil partnership a

1567

1

1588

1

Living as married

337

1.90

1.28, 2.81

340

1.85

1.34, 2.57

Single

824

1.12

0.81, 1.55

656

1.97

1.44, 2.68

Married/civil partnership - separated

81

1.78

1.12, 2.82

110

2.06

1.36, 3.12

Divorced/dissolved civil partnership

126

2.79

1.85, 4.22

236

1.54

1.10, 2.14

Widowed/surviving civil partner

130

2.39

1.52, 3.77

417

1.41

0.96, 2.08

Body mass index

p<0.001

p=0.029

Under 25 kg/m 2

851

1

1078

1

25 kg/m 2 to less than 30 kg/m 2

1141

0.70

0.53, 0.94

969

0.74

0.58, 0.96

30 kg/m 2 and over

700

0.42

0.30, 0.59

778

0.66

0.50, 0.88

Missing

395

0.62

0.43, 0.90

523

0.73

0.54, 0.99

Fruit and vegetable portions per day

p<0.001

p<0.001

5 portions or more

617

1

800

1

Less than 5 portions b

2134

1.65

1.18, 2.30

2304

1.79

1.38, 2.32

None

314

3.12

2.05, 4.77

243

3.46

2.38, 5.05

Alcohol consumption

p<0.001

p<0.001

<21 units (men) / <14 units (women) per week c

2156

1

2674

1

>21 units (men) / >14 units (women) per week

909

1.67

1.32, 2.10

674

2.23

1.76, 2.82

a This category includes 1 woman who did not answer the question
b This category includes 2 men and 2 women who did not answer the question
c This category includes 37 men and 22 women who did not answer the question

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