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Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020
An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.
Table 8.4: Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed, (age standardised), 2018, by smoking status and sex
| Base: Aged 16 and over | 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma and wheezing | Smoking status and number of cigarettes a day | ||||
| Non-smoker or smoked occasionally | Used to smoke | Less than 20 cigarettes a day | 20 or more cigarettes a day | ||
| % | % | % | % | ||
| Men | Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
| Wheezed in the last 12 monthsa | 10 | 18 | 30 | 34 | |
| Ever wheezed | 21 | 35 | 43 | 38 | |
| Women | Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 15 | 16 | 22 | 19 |
| Wheezed in the last 12 monthsa | 11 | 14 | 29 | 44 | |
| Ever wheezed | 23 | 30 | 46 | 55 | |
| All adults | Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 15 | 18 | 22 | 18 |
| Wheezed in the last 12 monthsa | 11 | 16 | 29 | 37 | |
| Ever wheezed | 22 | 33 | 45 | 44 | |
| Unweighted bases | Men | 1128 | 554 | 262 | 102 |
| Women | 1628 | 637 | 372 | 73 | |
| All adults | 2756 | 1191 | 634 | 175 | |
| Weighted bases | Men | 1311 | 509 | 356 | 107 |
| Women | 1526 | 532 | 346 | 56 | |
| All adults | 2837 | 1041 | 702 | 163 | |
a Wheezed in the last 12 months' refers to wheezing or whistling in the chest
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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