Characteristics of men and women, 18 years and older, averaged across the 1995, 1998 and 2003 Scottish Health Surveys (N=24 500)
| Characteristic | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social class % (n) | ||||
| I Professional | 6.1 | 656 | 5.1 | 706 |
| II Manager | 24.3 | 2611 | 24.0 | 3297 |
| IIInm Skilled non-manual | 9.9 | 1060 | 16.8 | 2310 |
| IIIm Skilled manual | 35.2 | 3787 | 26.9 | 3702 |
| IV Semiskilled | 15.4 | 1651 | 16.1 | 2210 |
| V Unskilled | 5.8 | 620 | 7.2 | 991 |
| Unknown | 3.4 | 370 | 3.9 | 529 |
| Age mean (SE) | 45.9 | 15.6 | 46.1 | 16.0 |
| Height (cm) mean (SE) | 174.4 | 7.1 | 160.8 | 6.4 |
| Weight (kg) mean (SE) | 81.7 | 14.2 | 69.3 | 14.1 |
| Cigarette pack-years mean (SE) | 12.9 | 21.2 | 8.6 | 15.6 |
| Cigarette smoking % (n) | ||||
| Never smoker | 35.6 | 3828 | 41.6 | 5716 |
| Used to smoke occasionally | 5.1 | 545 | 5.7 | 781 |
| Used to smoke regularly | 24.1 | 2590 | 19.1 | 2629 |
| Current smoker | 33.1 | 3561 | 33.4 | 4590 |
| Unknown | 2.2 | 231 | 0.2 | 29 |
| Meeting physical activity recommendations* % (n) | 36.7 | 2685 | 28.0 | 2637 |
| Parental social class† % (n) | ||||
| Managerial and professional | 24.1 | 843 | 24.8 | 1100 |
| Intermediate | 7.0 | 245 | 7.6 | 335 |
| Small employers/own account | 9.8 | 344 | 9.9 | 438 |
| Lower supervisory/technical | 16.4 | 574 | 15.0 | 664 |
| Semiroutine | 33.3 | 1165 | 34.1 | 1512 |
| Unknown | 9.4 | 328 | 8.6 | 380 |
| Exposed to second-hand smoke† % (n) | 61.8 | 2133 | 55.7 | 2443 |
| Area of residence† % (n) | ||||
| Large urban area (125 000+) | 31.0 | 1085 | 32.7 | 1448 |
| Other urban area (10 000–125 000) | 27.8 | 972 | 28.2 | 1250 |
| Accessible small town (3000–10 000) | 11.6 | 405 | 11.6 | 515 |
| Remote small town (3000–10 000) | 2.8 | 97 | 2.6 | 115 |
| Very remote small town (3000–10 000) | 2.0 | 71 | 1.8 | 80 |
| Accessible rural (<3000) | 16.0 | 559 | 14.6 | 648 |
| Remote rural (<3000) | 2.7 | 95 | 2.9 | 127 |
| Very remote rural (<3000) | 6.1 | 215 | 5.6 | 246 |
| FEV1 (L) mean (SE) | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| FVC (L) mean (SE) | 4.7 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| FEV1/FVC ratio mean (SE) | 0.79 | 0.11 | 0.81 | 0.10 |
*Data available for 1998 and 2003 only (N=16 770).
†Data available for 2003 only (N=7928).
FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity.