Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Aged 16 and over					2013-2016 combined
Cigarette smoking status	Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
Cigarette smoking status	5th (Least deprived)	4th	3rd	2nd	1st (Most deprived)
	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Current cigarette smoker^a	12	16	21	27	38
Ex-regular cigarette smoker	24	25	29	26	23
Never regular cigarette smoker/ never smoked at all	64	59	50	47	39
Mean per current smoker per day	11.0	13.0	13.5	14.7	14.3
Standard error of the mean	0.91	0.68	0.49	0.51	0.43
Women
Current cigarette smoker^a	10	14	18	25	33
Ex-regular cigarette smoker	23	22	25	23	24
Never regular cigarette smoker/ never smoked at all	67	65	57	53	43
Mean per current smoker per day	8.3	11.3	11.6	13.0	13.3
Standard error of the mean	0.50	0.49	0.40	0.39	0.36
All adults
Current cigarette smoker^a	11	15	20	26	35
Ex-regular cigarette smoker	23	23	27	24	24
Never regular cigarette smoker/ never smoked at all	65	62	54	50	41
Mean per current smoker per day	9.7	12.2	12.5	13.8	13.8
Standard error of the mean	0.54	0.45	0.33	0.34	0.30
Bases (weighted):
Men	1901	1876	1698	1837	1662
Male smokers	226	295	350	473	592
Women	1940	1942	1917	2003	1948
Female smokers	200	270	347	491	625
All adults	3841	3818	3615	3840	3611
All smokers	426	566	698	963	1217
Bases (unweighted):
Men	1622	1847	1870	1588	1371
Male smokers	175	282	376	407	492
Women	1962	2244	2394	2040	1847
Female smokers	201	295	424	503	584
All adults	3584	4091	4264	3628	3218
All smokers	376	577	800	910	1076

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

Email: Julie Landsberg, Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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