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Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2017, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
Table 5.5 Smoking prevalence estimates without and with saliva cotinine adjustment, 2016/2017 combined, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over with valid saliva cotinine measurement | 2016/2017 combined | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking prevalence | Age | Total | ||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||||||
| Unadjusted self-reported: smoke cigarettes | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 24 |
| Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or overa | 40 | 38 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 31 |
| Differenceb | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Unadjusted self-reported: smoke cigarettes | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 19 |
| Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or overa | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 22 |
| Differenceb | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| All adults | ||||||||
| Unadjusted self-reported: smoke cigarettes | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 22 |
| Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or overa | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 26 |
| Differenceb | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 123 | 146 | 125 | 154 | 140 | 112 | 74 | 874 |
| Men (cotinine adjusted) | 103 | 123 | 108 | 136 | 123 | 93 | 56 | 742 |
| Women | 106 | 147 | 140 | 167 | 146 | 118 | 105 | 928 |
| Women (cotinine adjusted) | 96 | 113 | 114 | 141 | 130 | 101 | 83 | 778 |
| All adults | 229 | 293 | 264 | 321 | 285 | 230 | 178 | 1802 |
| All adults (cotinine adjusted) | 199 | 236 | 222 | 277 | 253 | 194 | 138 | 1519 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
| Men | 59 | 112 | 103 | 123 | 148 | 147 | 91 | 783 |
| Men (cotinine adjusted) | 50 | 92 | 89 | 108 | 128 | 120 | 71 | 658 |
| Women | 82 | 152 | 151 | 171 | 185 | 173 | 117 | 1031 |
| Women (cotinine adjusted) | 74 | 116 | 126 | 146 | 164 | 148 | 93 | 867 |
| All adults | 141 | 264 | 254 | 294 | 333 | 320 | 208 | 1814 |
| All adults (cotinine adjusted) | 124 | 208 | 215 | 254 | 292 | 268 | 164 | 1525 |
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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