Scottish Health Survey 2018 - volume 2: technical report

Information on methodology and fieldwork, including details of sampling, weighting, response rates, the survey questionnaire and other fieldwork documents.


Table 1.17 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for respiratory variables

2018
% (p) / Mean Sample size (un-weighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Design Factor
lower upper
Adult respiratory symptoms
Men Ever Wheezed 28 2073 1.3 25.7 31.0 1.43
Wheezed in last 12 months 16 2072 1.1 14.3 18.5 1.37
Doctor-diagnosed asthma 17 2073 1.2 14.8 19.3 1.48
Women Ever Wheezed 29 2734 1.1 26.9 31.3 1.22
Wheezed in last 12 months 16 2732 0.8 14.4 17.7 1.15
Doctor-diagnosed asthma 17 2732 0.8 15.6 18.8 1.06
Child respiratory symptoms
Boys Ever wheezed 20 1055 1.4 17.4 22.9 1.13
Wheezed in last 12 months 11 1055 1.0 8.7 12.7 1.06
Doctor-diagnosed asthma 9 1055 0.9 7.7 11.4 1.01
Girls Ever wheezed 17 925 1.5 14.7 20.6 1.22
Wheezed in last 12 months 9 925 1.0 7.1 10.9 1.06
Doctor-diagnosed asthma 7 925 1.0 5.5 9.6 1.24
Doctor diagnosed COPD
Men COPD 4 2074 0.5 3.0 4.8 1.15
Women COPD 4 2736 0.4 3.6 5.2 1.01

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