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 7.10 Phlegm and breathlessness 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2010 combined, 2012/2014 combined, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2010 combined,
2012/2014 combined
Phlegm and
breathlessnessa
1995 1998 2003 2008/2010
combined
2012/2014
combined
  % % % % %
Men
16-64
Phlegma 13 13 12 10 10
Grade 2 breathlessnessb 13 10 9 7 7
Grade 3 breathlessness 7 6 7 7 7
Any breathlessness 20 16 16 13 14
16+
Phlegmb n/a n/a 14 12 11
Grade 2 breathlessnessc n/a n/a 11 9 9
Grade 3 breathlessness n/a n/a 9 9 10
Any breathlessness n/a n/a 20 17 19
Women
16-64
Phlegma 9 9 8 7 8
Grade 2 breathlessnessb 20 16 12 10 11
Grade 3 breathlessness 10 9 10 10 10
Any breathlessness 30 25 22 20 21
16+
Phlegmb n/a n/a 9 8 9
Grade 2 breathlessnessc n/a n/a 14 12 13
Grade 3 breathlessness n/a n/a 13 13 13
Any breathlessness n/a n/a 27 25 26
All adults
16-64
Phlegma 11 11 10 9 9
Grade 2 breathlessnessb 17 13 11 8 9
Grade 3 breathlessness 8 8 8 8 9
Any breathlessness 25 21 19 17 18
16+
Phlegmb n/a n/a 11 10 10
Grade 2 breathlessnessc n/a n/a 13 11 11
Grade 3 breathlessness n/a n/a 11 11 12
Any breathlessness n/a n/a 24 21 23
Bases (weighted):
Men 16-64 3899 3951 3176 1831 1811
Men 16+ n/a n/a 3840 2230 2251
Women 16-64 3997 3990 3329 1901 1888
Women 16+ n/a n/a 4287 2432 2438
All adults 16-64 7896 7941 6505 3732 3698
All adults 16+ n/a n/a 8127 4661 4689
Bases (weighted):
Men 16-64 3522 3365 2764 1489 1469
Men 16+ n/a n/a 3597 2001 2076
Women 16-64 4406 4212 3462 1993 1885
Women 16+ n/a n/a 4534 2660 2614
All adults 16-64 7928 7577 6226 3482 3354
All adults 16+ n/a n/a 8131 4661 4690

a These items are from the MRC Respiratory Questionnaire
b Produced phlegm from the chest on most days for at least three months of the year
c In previous years these were mis-labelled as grade 1 and 2

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