The Scottish Health Survey 2008

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Table 4.2 Non-smokers' exposure to second-hand smoke, 1998, 2003, 2008, by age and sex a

Non-smokers aged 16 and over
1998, 2003, 2008

Exposure to second-hand smoke

Age

16-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75+

Total
16-74

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Men

In own home

1998

33

16

15

16

16

13

-

18

2003

27

13

11

12

15

10

6

14

2008

25

5

6

11

10

6

6

10

In other people's home

1998

38

26

21

16

13

11

-

21

2003

24

19

18

12

11

8

4

15

2008

28

11

12

7

7

4

2

12

On public transport

1998

19

5

6

4

3

4

-

7

2003

12

7

4

5

3

4

1

6

2008

3

-

1

0

0

0

-

1

In pubs

1998

61

57

48

41

29

19

-

44

2003

55

55

40

43

32

24

11

41

2008

2

1

1

0

1

-

-

1

In other public places

1998

38

24

25

21

18

22

-

25

2003

38

23

23

21

27

22

16

25

2008

18

6

5

3

5

2

2

6

At work

1998

26

30

29

24

17

1

-

23

2003

19

21

20

20

10

3

1

16

2008

7

9

7

6

4

1

-

6

Not exposed to other people's smoke

1998

13

22

32

36

46

54

-

33

2003

17

28

40

37

44

56

68

37

2008

46

73

75

79

80

88

89

73

In own or other's home

1998

52

34

29

25

24

22

-

31

2003

41

28

23

20

21

15

10

24

2008

40

14

17

16

14

9

8

19

In any public place b

1998

79

63

55

50

40

35

-

55

2003

71

62

45

50

45

36

24

51

2008

20

8

6

3

5

2

2

7

Women

In own home

1998

34

14

14

18

21

13

-

18

2003

22

9

11

12

14

10

8

13

2008

20

10

7

9

9

5

6

10

In other people's home

1998

33

30

25

23

20

14

-

25

2003

38

23

20

18

14

10

7

20

2008

29

15

10

13

11

4

4

13

On public transport

1998

21

8

7

6

5

4

-

8

2003

15

6

5

5

4

3

2

6

2008

2

1

0

-

0

-

0

0

In pubs

1998

66

41

31

23

14

5

-

30

2003

59

46

29

34

14

11

2

32

2008

3

-

0

-

-

-

-

0

In other public places

1998

49

27

27

26

24

19

-

28

2003

46

26

23

26

22

25

16

27

2008

20

6

4

4

3

1

2

6

At work

1998

24

17

17

15

6

1

-

14

2003

19

10

9

9

6

1

-

9

2008

4

3

3

4

1

0

-

2

Not exposed to other people's smoke

1998

10

34

41

41

46

62

-

39

2003

14

35

48

44

55

58

72

43

2008

49

73

79

75

80

90

89

75

In own or other's home

1998

54

37

32

33

35

24

-

35

2003

49

28

27

25

23

18

14

28

2008

40

23

16

21

17

9

9

21

In any public place b

1998

81

52

44

40

34

24

-

46

2003

75

54

40

45

30

29

18

45

2008

23

6

4

4

3

1

2

6

Men

Bases (weighted):

1998

430

579

579

517

414

377

-

2897

2003

323

366

496

471

430

332

219

2421

2008

309

295

369

383

340

254

186

1950

Bases (unweighted):

1998

235

454

525

443

448

447

-

2552

2003

184

268

475

435

486

418

277

2266

2008

162

190

309

370

381

359

260

1771

Women

Bases (weighted):

1998

435

606

616

528

454

438

-

3077

2003

356

424

543

490

442

383

410

2639

2008

293

347

436

421

384

315

311

2197

Bases (unweighted):

1998

296

593

657

569

542

663

-

3321

2003

238

374

604

565

577

461

434

2819

2008

211

312

464

450

490

426

371

2353

a Percentages add to more than 100% as the categories are not mutually exclusive
b Any public place defined as on public transport, in pubs, or other public places

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