Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020

Published: 21 February 2020
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781839605550

An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.

Table 8.1: Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed, 2003 to 2018, by age and sex

Base: All persons		2003 - 2018
Asthma and wheezing		2003	2008/2010 combined	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Asthma and wheezing		%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males	Doctor-diagnosed asthma
	0-15	20	14	15	15	12	11	10	13	9
	16+	13	13	16	16	16	16	15	15	17
	Wheezed in last 12 months^a
	0-15	16	14	15	17	13	13	15	14	11
	16+	16	14	17	17	18	18	16	18	16
	Ever wheezed
	0-15	29	24	27	28	24	24	26	26	20
	16+	27	24	30	29	31	31	28	29	28
Females	Doctor-diagnosed asthma
	0-15	12	12	9	12	10	10	9	7	7
	16+	14	15	17	17	18	18	16	17	17
	Wheezed in last 12 months^a
	0-15	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	11	9
	16+	16	16	18	19	18	18	15	17	16
	Ever wheezed
	0-15	20	19	19	22	20	19	19	19	17
	16+	26	25	30	32	30	30	27	30	29
All	Doctor-diagnosed asthma
	0-15	16	13	12	13	11	10	10	10	8
	16+	13	14	16	16	17	17	15	16	17
	Wheezed in last 12 months^a
	0-15	14	12	13	14	12	12	13	12	10
	16+	16	15	18	18	18	18	15	17	16
	Ever wheezed
	0-15	25	22	23	25	22	21	23	23	19
	16+	26	25	30	31	30	30	28	30	29
Unweighted bases	Males 0-15	1655	994	879	947	842	735	771	557	1055
	Males 16+	3603	1999	2127	2137	2068	2243	1892	1069	2072
	Females 0-15	1667	883	907	891	825	685	790	542	925
	Females 16+	4536	2659	2688	2752	2589	2749	2428	1410	2732
	All children 0-15	3322	1877	1786	1838	1667	1420	1561	1099	1980
	All adults 16+	8139	4658	4815	4889	4657	4992	4320	2479	4804
Weighted bases	Males 0-15	1700	960	914	939	852	725	798	559	1014
	Males 16+	3847	2228	2309	2343	2237	2394	2073	1197	2313
	Females 0-15	1622	917	873	899	815	695	763	549	966
	Females 16+	4290	2432	2506	2546	2421	2596	2245	1295	2491
	All children 0-15	3322	1877	1786	1838	1667	1420	1561	1108	1980
	All adults 16+	8137	4660	4815	4889	4658	4989	4318	2491	4804

a Wheezed in the last 12 months' refers to wheezing or whistling in the chest

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Table 8.1: Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed, 2003 to 2018, by age and sex

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