Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report

Published: 25 September 2018
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781787812178

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.

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Table 5.2 Cigarette smoking status, 2017, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over	2017
Cigarette smoking status	Age							Total
Cigarette smoking status	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Current cigarette smoker^a	18	28	25	22	20	14	8	20
Ex-regular cigarette smoker	8	18	27	31	29	43	50	28
Never regular cigarette smoker / never smoked at all	74	54	48	47	50	44	42	52
Mean per current smoker per day	*	11.2	[10.9]	15.1	16.6	[16.2]	*	13.2
Standard error of the mean	*	0.95	[0.95]	1.36	1.29	[1.72]	*	0.54
Women
Current cigarette smoker^a	16	19	17	15	22	14	5	16
Ex-regular cigarette smoker	6	19	24	30	30	32	23	24
Never regular cigarette smoker / never smoked at all	78	61	59	55	48	54	72	60
Mean per current smoker per day	*	9.3	12.2	13.4	12.0	[11.7]	*	11.4
Standard error of the mean	*	0.91	1.32	0.97	0.79	[1.20]	*	0.41
All adults
Current cigarette smoker^a	17	24	21	19	21	14	6	18
Ex-regular cigarette smoker	7	18	25	30	30	37	34	26
Never regular cigarette smoker / never smoked at all	76	58	54	51	49	49	60	56
Mean per current smoker per day	9.6	10.4	11.4	14.3	14.1	13.8	*	12.3
Standard error of the mean	0.88	0.68	0.79	0.92	0.72	1.09	*	0.36
Bases (weighted):
Men	237	294	270	321	281	221	143	1767
Male smokers	42	82	62	69	52	30	11	348
Women	218	306	285	344	298	243	201	1895
Female smokers	34	56	45	52	63	34	11	295
All adults	456	600	554	665	579	464	344	3662
All smokers	76	138	107	121	115	64	22	643
Bases (unweighted):
Men	130	219	201	242	325	283	189	1589
Male smokers	24	60	46	57	60	38	13	298
Women	148	287	324	364	384	341	235	2083
Female smokers	28	53	54	59	83	44	12	333
All adults	278	506	525	606	709	624	424	3672
All smokers	52	113	100	116	143	82	25	631

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

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Table 5.2 Cigarette smoking status, 2017, by age and sex

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