Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Published: 3 October 2017
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781788512763

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Supporting documents

Table 10.1 Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed, 2003 to 2016, by age and sex

All persons							2003-2016
Asthma and wheezing	2003	2008/ 2010 combined	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males
Doctor-diagnosed asthma
0-15	20	14	15	15	12	11	10
16+	13	13	16	16	16	16	15
Wheezed in last 12 months^a
0-15	16	14	15	17	13	13	15
16+	16	14	17	17	18	18	16
Ever wheezed
0-15	29	24	27	28	24	24	26
16+	27	24	30	29	31	31	28
Females
Doctor-diagnosed asthma
0-15	12	12	9	12	10	10	9
16+	14	15	17	17	18	18	16
Wheezed in last 12 months^a
0-15	12	11	11	12	12	11	12
16+	16	16	18	19	18	18	15
Ever wheezed
0-15	20	19	19	22	20	19	19
16+	26	25	30	32	30	30	27
All
Doctor-diagnosed asthma
0-15	16	13	12	13	11	10	10
16+	13	14	16	16	17	17	15
Wheezed in last 12 months^a
0-15	14	12	13	14	12	12	13
16+	16	15	18	18	18	18	15
Ever wheezed
0-15	25	22	23	25	22	21	23
16+	26	25	30	31	30	30	28
	Continued…
Table 10.1 - Continued
All persons							2003 - 2016
Asthma and wheezing	2003	2008/ 2010 combined	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Bases (weighted):
Males 0-15	1700	960	914	939	852	725	798
Males 16+	3847	2228	2309	2343	2237	2394	2073
Females 0-15	1622	917	873	899	815	695	763
Females 16+	4290	2432	2506	2546	2421	2596	2245
All children 0-15	3322	1877	1786	1838	1667	1420	1561
All adults 16+	8137	4660	4815	4889	4658	4989	4318
Bases (weighted):
Males 0-15	1655	994	879	947	842	735	771
Males 16+	3603	1999	2127	2137	2068	2243	1892
Females 0-15	1667	883	907	891	825	685	790
Females 16+	4536	2659	2688	2752	2589	2749	2428
All children 0-15	3322	1877	1786	1838	1667	1420	1561
All adults 16+	8139	4658	4815	4889	4657	4992	4320

a Wheezing or whistling in the chest

Contact

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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