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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2018 - volume 2: technical report

Published
24 September 2019
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Part of
Health and social care
ISBN
9781839600852

Information on methodology and fieldwork, including details of sampling, weighting, response rates, the survey questionnaire and other fieldwork documents.

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Table 1.13 True standard errors and 95% confidence intervals for smoking variables

2018
% (p) / Mean Sample size (unweighted) True standard error 95% confidence interval Design factor
upper lower
Cigarette smoking status
Men Current cigarette smoker 21 2063 1.4 18.2 23.6 1.61
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly 22 2063 1.1 20.1 24.3 1.22
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally 57 2063 1.4 54.4 59.8 1.34
Women Current cigarette smoker 17 2720 0.8 15.2 18.5 1.12
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly 22 2720 0.9 19.9 23.3 1.04
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally 62 2720 1.2 59.3 63.9 1.20
Mean cigarettes smoked per smoker per day
Men Mean number of cigarettes smoke a day (smokers only) 12.7 365 0.51 11.7 13.7 1.18
Women Mean number of cigarettes smoke a day (smokers only) 10.8 446 0.38 10.1 11.6 0.97
e-cigarette use
Men Current user 8 2062 0.8 6.7 9.8 1.38
Have used in the past 12 2062 0.9 10.2 13.9 1.40
Never used e-cigarette 80 2062 1.1 77.7 82.1 1.36
Women Current user 6 2721 0.5 5.1 7.0 1.03
Have used in the past 10 2721 0.7 8.6 11.4 1.21
Never used e-cigarette 84 2721 0.9 82.3 85.8 1.18
Children's exposure to second-hand smoke in home
Boys Yes 5 1055 1.0 3.5 7.4 1.40
No 95 1055 1.0 92.6 96.5 1.40
Girls Yes 6 925 1.2 4.1 8.9 1.57
No 94 925 1.2 91.1 95.9 1.57

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Email: scottishhealthsurvey@gov.scot

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