Publication - Statistics
Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 10.4 Doctor-diagnosed asthma, wheezed in last 12 months, and ever wheezed (age-standardised), 2016, by smoking status and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2016 | |||
| Asthma and wheezing | Smoking statusa | |||
| Never smoked / smoked occasionally | Ex-regular smoker | Smokes fewer than 20 a day |
Smokes 20 or more a day |
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| % | % | % | % | |
| Men | ||||
| Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 14 | 14 | 19 | 9 |
| Wheezed in last 12 monthsb | 10 | 16 | 22 | 35 |
| Ever wheezed | 22 | 30 | 35 | 48 |
| Women | ||||
| Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
| Wheezed in last 12 monthsb | 12 | 14 | 23 | 30 |
| Ever wheezed | 22 | 26 | 36 | 41 |
| All adults | ||||
| Doctor-diagnosed asthma | 15 | 14 | 19 | 12 |
| Wheezed in last 12 monthsb | 11 | 15 | 23 | 33 |
| Ever wheezed | 22 | 28 | 35 | 45 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||
| Men | 1068 | 522 | 309 | 130 |
| Women | 1282 | 506 | 360 | 76 |
| All adults | 2350 | 1028 | 669 | 205 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||
| Men | 939 | 548 | 258 | 113 |
| Women | 1396 | 582 | 359 | 75 |
| All adults | 2335 | 1130 | 617 | 188 |
a Excludes cases where respondent did not know how many they smoked a day
b Wheezing or whistling in the chest
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