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 7.1 Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed, 1998 to 2014, by age and sex

All persons 1998 to 2014
Respiratory symptoms and asthma 1998 2003 2008/
2010
combined
2012 2013 2014
% % % % % %
Males
Doctor-diagnosed asthma
0-15 n/a 20 14 15 15 12
2-15 19 21 15 17 16 13
16-74 11 13 13 16 16 17
16+ n/a 13 13 16 16 16
Wheezed in last 12 monthsa
0-15 n/a 16 14 15 17 13
2-15 16 16 14 15 16 12
16-74 16 16 14 17 16 17
16+ n/a 16 14 17 17 18
Ever wheezed
0-15 n/a 29 24 27 28 24
2-15 27 30 25 29 29 25
16-74 25 27 24 30 29 30
16+ n/a 27 24 30 29 31
Females
Doctor-diagnosed asthma
0-15 n/a 12 12 9 12 10
2-15 16 14 14 10 13 12
16-74 12 14 16 17 18 19
16+ n/a 14 15 17 17 18
Wheezed in last 12 monthsa
0-15 n/a 12 11 11 12 12
2-15 14 11 10 11 11 12
16-74 15 16 16 18 20 18
16+ n/a 16 16 18 19 18
Ever wheezed
0-15 n/a 20 19 19 22 20
2-15 23 21 20 19 21 22
16-74 24 26 25 30 32 31
16+ n/a 26 25 30 32 30
All
Doctor-diagnosed asthma
0-15 n/a 16 13 12 13 11
2-15 18 18 14 13 15 13
16-74 11 13 14 17 17 18
16+ n/a 13 14 16 16 17
Wheezed in last 12 monthsa
0-15 n/a 14 12 13 14 12
2-15 16 13 12 13 13 12
16-74 16 16 15 18 18 17
16+ n/a 16 15 18 18 18
Ever wheezed
0-15 n/a 25 22 23 25 22
2-15 25 25 23 24 25 23
16-74 25 26 25 30 31 31
16+ n/a 26 25 30 31 30
Bases (weighted):
Males 0-15 n/a 1700 960 914 939 852
Males 2-15 1096 1515 841 803 830 743
Males 16-74 4420 3588 2068 2136 2164 2064
Males 16+ n/a 3847 2228 2309 2343 2237
Females 0-15 n/a 1622 917 873 899 815
Females 2-15 1046 1447 786 760 788 720
Females 16-74 4576 3821 2178 2243 2282 2168
Females 16+ n/a 4290 2432 2506 2546 2421
All children 0-15 n/a 3322 1877 1786 1838 1667
All children 2-15 2142 2963 1627 1563 1618 1462
All adults 16-74 8996 7409 4247 4380 4446 4232
All adults 16+ n/a 8137 4660 4815 4889 4658
Bases (weighted):
Males 0-15 n/a 1655 994 879 947 842
Males 2-15 1987 1464 867 764 819 730
Males 16-74 3938 3277 1801 1902 1920 1841
Males 16+ n/a 3603 1999 2127 2137 2068
Females 0-15 n/a 1667 883 907 891 825
Females 2-15 1905 1467 746 785 763 730
Females 16-74 5104 4043 2360 2362 2446 2277
Females 16+ n/a 4536 2659 2688 2752 2589
All children 0-15 n/a 3322 1877 1786 1838 1667
All children 2-15 3892 2931 1613 1549 1582 1460
All adults 16-74 9042 7320 4161 4264 4366 4118
All adults 16+ n/a 8139 4658 4815 4889 4657

a Wheezing or whistling in the chest

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