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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 8.3: Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed, (age standardised), 2018, by area deprivation and sex
| Base: Aged 16 and over | 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma and wheezing | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | |||||
| 5th (Least deprived) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Men | Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 20 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 21 |
| Wheezed in the last 12 monthsa | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 23 | |
| Ever wheezed | 32 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 35 | |
| Women | Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 |
| Wheezed in the last 12 monthsa | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 26 | |
| Ever wheezed | 24 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 39 | |
| All adults | Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
| Wheezed in the last 12 monthsa | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 25 | |
| Ever wheezed | 28 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 37 | |
| Unweighted bases | Men | 402 | 501 | 413 | 420 | 336 |
| Women | 545 | 644 | 519 | 573 | 451 | |
| All adults | 947 | 1145 | 932 | 993 | 787 | |
| Weighted bases | Men | 441 | 506 | 445 | 514 | 407 |
| Women | 505 | 563 | 454 | 526 | 443 | |
| All adults | 946 | 1069 | 900 | 1040 | 849 | |
a Wheezed in the last 12 months' refers to wheezing or whistling in the chest
The bases in the table above are for the 'wheezed in the last 12 months' indicator only, bases for the other indicators may differ slightly.
Age-standardisation has been carried out using 2017 mid-year population estimates for private households in Scotland. Please see the technical report for more information.
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