Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 7.10 Phlegm and breathlessness 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2010 combined, 2012/2014 combined, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over | 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2010 combined, 2012/2014 combined |
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Phlegm and breathlessnessa |
1995 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008/2010 combined |
2012/2014 combined |
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% | % | % | % | % | |
Men | |||||
16-64 | |||||
Phlegma | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Grade 2 breathlessnessb | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Grade 3 breathlessness | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Any breathlessness | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
16+ | |||||
Phlegmb | n/a | n/a | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Grade 2 breathlessnessc | n/a | n/a | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Grade 3 breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Any breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 20 | 17 | 19 |
Women | |||||
16-64 | |||||
Phlegma | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Grade 2 breathlessnessb | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Grade 3 breathlessness | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Any breathlessness | 30 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
16+ | |||||
Phlegmb | n/a | n/a | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Grade 2 breathlessnessc | n/a | n/a | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Grade 3 breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Any breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 27 | 25 | 26 |
All adults | |||||
16-64 | |||||
Phlegma | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Grade 2 breathlessnessb | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Grade 3 breathlessness | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Any breathlessness | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
16+ | |||||
Phlegmb | n/a | n/a | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Grade 2 breathlessnessc | n/a | n/a | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Grade 3 breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Any breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||
Men 16-64 | 3899 | 3951 | 3176 | 1831 | 1811 |
Men 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3840 | 2230 | 2251 |
Women 16-64 | 3997 | 3990 | 3329 | 1901 | 1888 |
Women 16+ | n/a | n/a | 4287 | 2432 | 2438 |
All adults 16-64 | 7896 | 7941 | 6505 | 3732 | 3698 |
All adults 16+ | n/a | n/a | 8127 | 4661 | 4689 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||
Men 16-64 | 3522 | 3365 | 2764 | 1489 | 1469 |
Men 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3597 | 2001 | 2076 |
Women 16-64 | 4406 | 4212 | 3462 | 1993 | 1885 |
Women 16+ | n/a | n/a | 4534 | 2660 | 2614 |
All adults 16-64 | 7928 | 7577 | 6226 | 3482 | 3354 |
All adults 16+ | n/a | n/a | 8131 | 4661 | 4690 |
a These items are from the MRC Respiratory Questionnaire
b Produced phlegm from the chest on most days for at least three months of the year
c In previous years these were mis-labelled as grade 1 and 2
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