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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 7.12 Phlegm and breathlessness (age-standardised), 2012/2014 combined, by area deprivation and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2012/2014 combined | ||||
| Phlegm and breathlessnessa |
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th (Least deprived) |
4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (Most deprived) |
|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| Phlegmb | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 |
| Any breathlessness | 12 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 29 |
| Women | |||||
| Phlegmb | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| Any breathlessness | 16 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 40 |
| All adults | |||||
| Phlegmb | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Any breathlessness | 14 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 35 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men | 475 | 461 | 481 | 486 | 349 |
| Women | 503 | 471 | 550 | 509 | 405 |
| All adults | 978 | 932 | 1031 | 994 | 754 |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||
| Men | 411 | 475 | 482 | 418 | 290 |
| Women | 503 | 569 | 597 | 542 | 403 |
| All adults | 914 | 1044 | 1079 | 960 | 693 |
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
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