The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

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


Table 4.4 Self-reported cigarette smoking status, 2011, (age-standardised), by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and sex

Aged 16 and over
2011

Cigarette smoking status Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile SIMD 85/15
5th
(least deprived)
4th 3rd 2nd 1st
(most deprived)
85% least deprived 15% most deprived
% % % % % % %
Men
Current cigarette smokera 11 19 23 26 43 21 45
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 24 24 25 24 19 24 18
Never regular cigarette smoker/never smoked at all 65 57 52 50 38 55 37
Mean per current smoker per day 12.5 14.1 14.0 14.6 15.4 14.3 15.3
Standard error of the mean 1.13 0.97 0.76 0.79 0.58 0.41 0.63
Women
Current cigarette smokera 11 17 21 27 38 20 39
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 20 19 21 19 21 20 21
Never regular cigarette smoker/never smoked at all 69 65 59 54 41 61 40
Mean per current smoker per day 12.0 12.2 12.5 13.1 14.9 12.5 15.5
Standard error of the mean 0.91 1.10 0.59 0.43 0.54 0.32 0.63
All Adults
Current cigarette smokera 11 18 22 27 40 20 42
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 22 22 23 21 20 22 20
Never regular cigarette smoker/never smoked at all 67 61 56 52 39 58 38
Mean per current smoker per day 12.3 13.2 13.2 13.8 15.2 13.4 15.4
Standard error of the mean 0.82 0.83 0.51 0.46 0.42 0.28 0.47
Bases (weighted):
Men 685 778 766 625 730 3035 547
Women 721 818 862 733 773 3326 581
All adults 1406 1595 1628 1357 1503 6361 1128
Bases (unweighted):
Men 566 753 750 550 644 2768 495
Women 731 945 981 767 819 3612 631
All adults 1297 1698 1731 1317 1463 6380 1126

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

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