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 5.1 Cigarette smoking status, 1995 to 2015
Aged 16 and over | 1995 to 2015 | ||||||||||
Cigarette smoking status | 1995 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Men | |||||||||||
Current cigarette smoker a | |||||||||||
16-64 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Ex-regular cigarette smoker | |||||||||||
16-64 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 22 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 27 |
Never regular cigarette smoker/ never smoked at all | |||||||||||
16-64 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 54 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 47 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 51 |
Mean per current smoker per day | |||||||||||
16-64 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.6 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
Standard error of the mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.46 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 0.33 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.45 |
Women | |||||||||||
Current cigarette smoker a | |||||||||||
16-64 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Ex-regular cigarette smoker | |||||||||||
16-64 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Never regular cigarette smoker / never smoked at all | |||||||||||
16-64 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 53 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 57 |
Mean per current smoker per day | |||||||||||
16-64 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 11.1 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 14.7 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 11.3 |
Standard error of the mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.40 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.37 |
All adults | |||||||||||
Current cigarette smoker a | |||||||||||
16-64 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Ex-regular cigarette smoker | |||||||||||
16-64 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Never regular cigarette smoker / never smoked at all | |||||||||||
16-64 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 55 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 50 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 54 |
Mean per current smoker per day | |||||||||||
16-64 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 15.3 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 12.6 |
Standard error of the mean | |||||||||||
16-64 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.32 |
16+ | n/a | n/a | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.31 |
Bases (weighted): | |||||||||||
Men 16-64 | 3901 | 3937 | 3156 | 2520 | 2916 | 2795 | 2926 | 1868 | 1882 | 1769 | 1895 |
Men 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3819 | 3066 | 3560 | 3422 | 3581 | 2292 | 2330 | 2207 | 2374 |
Women 16-64 | 3994 | 3966 | 3307 | 2618 | 3047 | 2925 | 3045 | 1939 | 1968 | 1869 | 1986 |
Women 16+ | n/a | n/a | 4267 | 3348 | 3905 | 3750 | 3906 | 2489 | 2534 | 2416 | 2580 |
All adults 16-64 | 7895 | 7903 | 6463 | 5138 | 5962 | 5720 | 5971 | 3807 | 3850 | 3639 | 3881 |
All adults 16+ | n/a | n/a | 8086 | 6413 | 7465 | 7173 | 7487 | 4780 | 4864 | 4623 | 4954 |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||||||||
Men 16-64 | 3523 | 3356 | 2749 | 2072 | 2387 | 2273 | 2409 | 1510 | 1596 | 1469 | 1549 |
Men 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3582 | 2829 | 3265 | 3092 | 3263 | 2119 | 2131 | 2057 | 2228 |
Women 16-64 | 4406 | 4194 | 3442 | 2679 | 3198 | 3067 | 3162 | 1963 | 2068 | 1853 | 1918 |
Women 16+ | n/a | n/a | 4514 | 3600 | 4227 | 4109 | 4243 | 2677 | 2746 | 2585 | 2740 |
All adults 16-64 | 7929 | 7550 | 6191 | 4751 | 5585 | 5340 | 5571 | 3473 | 3664 | 3322 | 3467 |
All adults 16+ | n/a | n/a | 8096 | 6429 | 7492 | 7201 | 7506 | 4796 | 4877 | 4642 | 4968 |
a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot
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