Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.


Table 3.2 Cigarette smoking status, 2014, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over 2014
Cigarette smoking status Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+  
  % % % % % % % %
Men
Current cigarette smokera 21 28 22 26 26 18 9 23
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 6 17 19 20 26 40 53 23
Never regular cigarette smoker/ never smoked at all 73 55 60 54 48 42 38 54
Mean per current smoker per day [11.0] 10.3 11.7 15.4 16.1 16.3 * 13.5
Standard error of the mean [1.56] 0.86 0.87 0.85 1.18 1.29 * 0.49
Women
Current cigarette smokera 20 24 26 26 20 15 11 21
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 8 14 22 23 26 39 33 23
Never regular cigarette smoker/ never smoked at all 71 62 52 50 54 46 57 56
Mean per current smoker per day 10.7 10.4 12.3 15.7 15.2 13.8 [10.4] 13.0
Standard error of the mean 0.98 0.70 0.89 0.90 1.01 1.31 [1.17] 0.40
All adults
Current cigarette smokera 20 26 24 26 23 16 10 22
Ex-regular cigarette smoker 7 15 20 22 26 39 41 23
Never regular cigarette smoker/ never smoked at all 72 59 56 52 51 44 49 55
Mean per current smoker per day 10.8 10.3 12.0 15.6 15.7 15.0 [11.7] 13.2
Standard error of the mean 0.97 0.60 0.64 0.67 0.83 0.95 [1.07] 0.34
Bases (weighted):
Men 294 356 357 416 347 264 173 2207
Male smokers 59 96 75 106 89 42 14 482
Women 309 375 379 441 365 294 253 2416
Female smokers 60 90 96 115 74 43 28 505
All adults 603 731 736 857 712 558 426 4623
All smokers 119 186 171 221 163 85 41 987
Bases (unweighted):
Men 194 250 306 361 358 361 227 2057
Male smokers 39 68 77 90 87 56 16 433
Women 227 337 421 431 437 419 313 2585
Female smokers 51 82 105 104 86 59 32 519
All adults 421 587 727 792 795 780 540 4642
All smokers 90 150 182 194 173 115 48 952

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

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