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Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report
Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.
Table 7.10 Phlegm and breathlessness 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2010 combined, 2012/2014 combined, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008/2010 combined, 2012/2014 combined |
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| Phlegm and breathlessnessa |
1995 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008/2010 combined |
2012/2014 combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Men | |||||
| 16-64 | |||||
| Phlegma | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Grade 2 breathlessnessb | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Grade 3 breathlessness | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Any breathlessness | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
| 16+ | |||||
| Phlegmb | n/a | n/a | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Grade 2 breathlessnessc | n/a | n/a | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Grade 3 breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Any breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 20 | 17 | 19 |
| Women | |||||
| 16-64 | |||||
| Phlegma | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Grade 2 breathlessnessb | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Grade 3 breathlessness | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Any breathlessness | 30 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| 16+ | |||||
| Phlegmb | n/a | n/a | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Grade 2 breathlessnessc | n/a | n/a | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Grade 3 breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Any breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| All adults | |||||
| 16-64 | |||||
| Phlegma | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Grade 2 breathlessnessb | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Grade 3 breathlessness | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Any breathlessness | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| 16+ | |||||
| Phlegmb | n/a | n/a | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Grade 2 breathlessnessc | n/a | n/a | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Grade 3 breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Any breathlessness | n/a | n/a | 24 | 21 | 23 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men 16-64 | 3899 | 3951 | 3176 | 1831 | 1811 |
| Men 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3840 | 2230 | 2251 |
| Women 16-64 | 3997 | 3990 | 3329 | 1901 | 1888 |
| Women 16+ | n/a | n/a | 4287 | 2432 | 2438 |
| All adults 16-64 | 7896 | 7941 | 6505 | 3732 | 3698 |
| All adults 16+ | n/a | n/a | 8127 | 4661 | 4689 |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||
| Men 16-64 | 3522 | 3365 | 2764 | 1489 | 1469 |
| Men 16+ | n/a | n/a | 3597 | 2001 | 2076 |
| Women 16-64 | 4406 | 4212 | 3462 | 1993 | 1885 |
| Women 16+ | n/a | n/a | 4534 | 2660 | 2614 |
| All adults 16-64 | 7928 | 7577 | 6226 | 3482 | 3354 |
| All adults 16+ | n/a | n/a | 8131 | 4661 | 4690 |
a These items are from the MRC Respiratory Questionnaire
b Produced phlegm from the chest on most days for at least three months of the year
c In previous years these were mis-labelled as grade 1 and 2
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