The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on adult health


Table 4.3 Self-reported cigarette smoking status, 2011, (age-standardised), by equivalised household income and sex

Aged 16 and over
2011

Cigarette smoking status Equivalised annual household income quintile
1st
(highest)
2nd 3rd 4th 5th
(lowest)
% % % % %
Men
Current cigarette smokera 14 20 25 30 41
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 24 27 25 25 18
Never regular cigarette smoker/never smoked at all 63 52 50 46 40
Mean per current smoker per day 14.6 14.6 14.1 13.6 16.1
Standard error of the mean 1.22 1.12 0.72 0.72 0.69
Women
Current cigarette smokera 14 15 21 32 39
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 19 21 23 19 20
Never regular cigarette smoker/never smoked at all 68 64 56 49 41
Mean per current smoker per day 13.4 12.2 13.1 14.0 13.8
Standard error of the mean 1.90 1.02 0.82 0.62 0.59
All adults
Current cigarette smokera 14 18 23 31 40
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 21 24 24 22 19
Never regular cigarette smoker/never smoked at all 65 58 53 48 41
Mean per current smoker per day 14.0 13.6 13.6 13.8 14.8
Standard error of the mean 1.14 0.87 0.57 0.49 0.50
Bases (weighted):
Men 810 685 569 489 450
Women 751 709 625 612 528
All adults 1561 1393 1194 1101 978
Bases (unweighted):
Men 705 604 541 486 433
Women 779 761 696 700 605
All adults 1484 1365 1237 1186 1038

a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes.

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