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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 5.3 Smoking prevalence estimates without and with saliva cotinine adjustment, 2014/2015 combined, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over with valid saliva cotinine measurement | 2014/2015 combined | |||||||
| Smoking prevalence | Age | Total | ||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Unadjusted self report: smoke cigarettes | 23 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 22 |
| Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or over a | 27 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 26 |
| Difference b | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Unadjusted self report: smoke cigarettes | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 22 |
| Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or over a | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 24 |
| Difference b | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| All adults | ||||||||
| Unadjusted self report: smoke cigarettes | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 22 |
| Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or over a | 27 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 25 |
| Difference b | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 125 | 147 | 148 | 168 | 137 | 120 | 73 | 919 |
| Women | 119 | 152 | 149 | 181 | 144 | 127 | 97 | 969 |
| All adults | 244 | 299 | 297 | 349 | 281 | 247 | 170 | 1888 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 87 | 98 | 119 | 142 | 139 | 158 | 89 | 832 |
| Women | 88 | 152 | 181 | 188 | 177 | 180 | 109 | 1075 |
| All adults | 175 | 250 | 300 | 330 | 316 | 338 | 198 | 1907 |
a Excludes self-reported non-smokers who report current use of e-cigarettes, as this also affects cotinine levels
b Because of rounding, the actual differences shown may be different from the apparent difference between the two percentages
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