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 10.2 Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed, 2016, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over								2016
Asthma and wheezing	Age							Total
Asthma and wheezing	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Doctor-diagnosed asthma	21	19	19	12	13	10	7	15
Wheezed in last 12 months^a	12	12	14	19	15	19	20	16
Ever wheezed	27	28	27	26	32	28	32	28
Women
Doctor-diagnosed asthma	16	19	16	18	17	12	10	16
Wheezed in last 12 months^a	14	10	11	18	20	16	17	15
Ever wheezed	24	22	24	33	30	28	25	27
All adults
Doctor-diagnosed asthma	19	19	18	15	15	11	9	15
Wheezed in last 12 months^a	13	11	13	18	17	17	18	15
Ever wheezed	26	25	25	30	31	28	28	28
Bases (weighted):
Men	286	338	320	380	326	255	167	2073
Women	283	353	338	407	344	281	238	2245
All adults	569	691	658	788	670	536	404	4318
Bases (unweighted):
Men	168	213	265	341	360	337	208	1892
Women	198	325	347	440	433	400	285	2428
All adults	366	538	612	781	793	737	493	4320

a Wheezing or whistling in the chest

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