Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 5.3 Smoking prevalence estimates without and with saliva cotinine adjustment, 2014/2015 combined, by age and sex
Aged 16 and over with valid saliva cotinine measurement | 2014/2015 combined | |||||||
Smoking prevalence | Age | Total | ||||||
16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | ||
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | ||||||||
Unadjusted self report: smoke cigarettes | 23 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 22 |
Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or over a | 27 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 26 |
Difference b | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Women | ||||||||
Unadjusted self report: smoke cigarettes | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 22 |
Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or over a | 27 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 24 |
Difference b | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
All adults | ||||||||
Unadjusted self report: smoke cigarettes | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 22 |
Adjusted estimate, adding self-reported non-smokers with saliva cotinine of 12ng/ml or over a | 27 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 25 |
Difference b | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Bases (weighted): | ||||||||
Men | 125 | 147 | 148 | 168 | 137 | 120 | 73 | 919 |
Women | 119 | 152 | 149 | 181 | 144 | 127 | 97 | 969 |
All adults | 244 | 299 | 297 | 349 | 281 | 247 | 170 | 1888 |
Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||
Men | 87 | 98 | 119 | 142 | 139 | 158 | 89 | 832 |
Women | 88 | 152 | 181 | 188 | 177 | 180 | 109 | 1075 |
All adults | 175 | 250 | 300 | 330 | 316 | 338 | 198 | 1907 |
a Excludes self-reported non-smokers who report current use of e-cigarettes, as this also affects cotinine levels
b Because of rounding, the actual differences shown may be different from the apparent difference between the two percentages
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