Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2018: main report - revised 2020

Published: 21 February 2020
From: Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care
Part of: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781839605550

An amended version of the Scottish Health Survey 2018 main report.

Scottish Health Survey

Supporting documents

Table 8.2: Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed, 2018, by age and sex

Base: Aged 16 and over		2018
Asthma and wheezing		Age							Total
		16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
		%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men	Doctor-diagnosed asthma	25	23	14	16	13	15	11	17
	Wheezed in the last 12 months^a	15	14	13	20	17	19	14	16
	Ever wheezed	30	28	26	31	27	32	23	28
Women	Doctor-diagnosed asthma	18	20	20	13	17	18	13	17
	Wheezed in the last 12 months^a	13	13	17	13	20	17	19	16
	Ever wheezed	24	27	30	27	32	31	32	29
All adults	Doctor-diagnosed asthma	22	22	17	15	15	17	12	17
	Wheezed in the last 12 months^a	14	14	15	16	19	18	17	16
	Ever wheezed	27	28	28	29	30	31	28	29
Unweighted bases	Men	157	228	280	378	373	393	264	2073
	Women	205	363	408	473	492	468	323	2732
	All adults	362	591	688	851	865	861	587	4805
Weighted bases	Men	306	388	350	414	374	292	191	2315
	Women	298	402	368	445	396	319	264	2491
	All adults	603	789	718	859	769	611	455	4805

a Wheezed in the last 12 months' refers to wheezing or whistling in the chest

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