Adult Smoking rates
More than a million adults in Scotland smoked in 2005/6
26% of men and 25% of women smoke in Scotland
32% of men in Scotland aged 25-34 years old smoke
34% of men in Scotland who smoke, smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day
24% of men in Scotland who smoke, smoke less than 10 cigarettes a day
33% of men across the United Kingdom who smoke, smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day
Source:
http://www.ashscotland.org.uk/ash/4320.148.html
Young Adult Smokers
An estimated 166,000 young adults (aged 16-24yrs) in Scotland smoked regularly in 2006
Smoking rates are highest among those who are not in education, employment or training and are lowest among young people in full-time education
34% of young smokers live in the most deprived two deciles
Source: http://www.ashscotland.org.uk/ash/6527.1319.html
Mortality rates
In 2004, an estimated 13,743 deaths in Scotland were attributed to smoking, which equated to 24% of all deaths. 6,523 of these deaths were male.
Among men, 40% of all cancer deaths and 91% of lung cancer deaths were attributable to smoking, whereas for women the equivalent figures were 29% and 88% respectively.
It is estimated that years of healthy life lost in middle aged men and women is 22 years.
Source: Health Scotland, ISD Scotland and ASH Scotland. An atlas of tobacco smoking in Scotland: A report presenting estimated smoking prevalence and smoking-attributable deaths within Scotland. [Online]. NHS Scotland/Scottish Public Health Observatory. 2007.
Available from:
http://www.scotpho.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=3907&sID=3256 [Accessed 1 September 2009]
Smoking Cessation
Quit attempts made by gender
61% of quit attempts were by females and 39% males. Given that adult smoking rates for males sand females are similar (26% of males and 25% for females, from the latest Scottish Household Survey estimates) this demonstrates higher service updake rates for women. Comparable figures for England (April to September quite dates set) were 55% females and 45% males.
Source:
http://www.scotpho.org.uk/home/Publications/scotphoreports/pub_smokingcessationstats2007.asp
|
