Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS): smoking report 2018

Findings on smoking and e-cigarettes from the 2018 wave of the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS).


Appendix A: Base Tables (unweighted)

Table A.1: Bases for Figure 2.3 Proportion of pupils who are regular smokers, by sex and age (1982-2018)

All 13 year old boys All 13 year old girls All 15 year old boys All 15 year old girls
1990 324 343 343 317
1992 386 351 295 334
1994 349 342 311 330
1996 317 305 318 276
1998 306 314 562 554
2000 625 582 593 570
2002 5948 6146 5145 5074
2004 1783 1686 1646 1689
2006 5797 5774 5599 5410
2008 2631 2683 2296 2329
2010 9610 9394 9016 8685
2013 8515 8545 8083 7970
2015 6459 6735 5687 5610
2018 5951 5869 4995 5037

N.B. Base data for 1982, 1984, and 1986 was not available

Table A.2: Bases for Figure 2.5 Proportion of 15 year old regular smokers who have smoked for 6 months or more, by sex (1990-2018)

15 year old boys who are regular smokers 15 year old girls who are regular smokers
1990 73 78
1992 53 101
1994 53 76
1996 88 77
1998 121 144
2000 90 144
2002 788 1215
2004 228 390
2006 651 930
2008 288 333
2010 1019 1196
2013 599 690
2015 314 297
2018 301 238

Table A.3: Bases for Figure 2.6 Mean age at which 15 year old pupils who had ever smoked, first tried a cigarette (2008-2018)

15 year olds who have ever tried smoked
2008 1898
2010 6767
2013 6564
2015 3436
2018 2430

Table A.4: Bases for Figure 2.7 Trends in number of 15 year old regular smokers who say they would find it ‘very difficult’ or ‘fairly difficult’ to give up, by sex (1992-2018)

15 year old boys who are regular smokers 15 year old girls who are regular smokers
1992 53 76
1994 89 77
1996 120 146
1998 92 145
2000 799 1226
2002 225 385
2004 660 942
2006 290 337
2008 1032 1209
2010 606 699
2013 53 101
2015 325 307
2018 310 248

Table A.5: Bases for Figure 2.8 Trends in number of 15 year old regular smokers who say they would like to give up, by sex (1992-2018)

15 year old boys who are regular smokers 15 year old girls who are regular smokers
1992 53 76
1994 89 77
1996 120 146
1998 92 145
2000 781 1206
2002 225 392
2004 660 939
2006 290 336
2008 1031 1208
2010 590 683
2013 53 101
2015 323 304
2018 312 246

Table A.6: Bases for Figure 2.9 Trends in number of 15 year old regular smokers who have tried to give up, by sex (1992-2018)

15 year old boys who are regular smokers 15 year old girls who are regular smokers
1992 53 76
1994 89 77
1996 66 89
1998 92 145
2000 804 1233
2002 227 389
2004 659 942
2006 288 336
2008 1031 1202
2010 592 685
2013 53 101
2015 321 307
2018 311 248

Table A.7: Bases for Figure 3.3 Trends in 15 year old regular smokers getting cigarettes from shops (1990-2018)

15 year old boys who are regular smokers 15 year old girls who are regular smokers
1990 99 100
1992 66 133
1994 71 111
1996 118 107
1998 156 207
2000 124 206
2002 844 1261
2004 332 561
2006 935 1333
2008 408 514
2010 1504 1836
2013 837 1124
2015 371 346
2018 336 277

Table A.8: Figure 3.5 Perceived cost of cigarettes among 15 year olds, by smoking status (average estimate) (2010-2018)

15 year old regular smokers 15 year old non-smokers
2010 1854 11018
2013 1325 13241
2015 755 9171
2018 776 8396

Table A.9: Bases for Figure 4.1 Trends in the proportion of pupils who think it’s ‘ok’ to try smoking, by age and gender (2006-2018)

All 13 year old boys All 13 year old girls All 15 year old boys All 15 year old girls
2006 5917 5900 5714 5491
2008 2655 2710 2310 2337
2010 9788 9532 9118 8746
2013 8703 8657 8203 8047
2015 6086 6484 5398 5461
2018 5527 5608 4621 4832

Table A.10: Figure 5.3 Exposure to smoke at home, by age (2013-2018)

All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
2013 17217 16168
2015 13208 11493
2018 12144 10558

Table A.11: Figure 5.4 Exposure to smoke in cars, by age (2013-2018)

All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
2013 17175 16147
2015 13331 11534
2018 12293 10615

Table A.12: Bases for Figure 5.6 Trends in proportion of pupils with at least one parent who smokes daily, by age (2002-2018)

All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
2002 12440 10650
2004 3599 3463
2006 11906 11274
2008 5392 4671
2010 19371 17936
2013 17397 16288
2015 12882 11190
2018 12059 10436

Table A.13: Bases for Figure 5.8 Trends in proportion of pupils with at least one sibling who smokes daily, by age (2002-2018)

All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
2002 9427 8212
2004 2505 2657
2006 8556 8716
2008 3923 3762
2010 14537 14181
2013 13926 13181
2015 12587 10977
2018 11598 10015

Table A.14: Bases for Figure 5.10 Trends in the proportion of pupils who say that more than half their friends smoke, by age (2002-2018)

All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
2002 12339 10609
2004 3550 3426
2006 11704 11106
2008 5168 4538
2010 18971 17680
2013 17121 16105
2015 13607 11697
2018 12028 10481

Table A.15: Bases for Figure 7.1 Proportion of pupils who were regular smokers, by family variables (2018)

Family status

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
Single parent 2138 1963
Step parent 934 909
Both parents 8146 6846

Maternal awareness

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
Median and above 7423 5813
Below median 3987 4104

Paternal awareness

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
Median and above 6429 4775
Below median 4483 4604

Family communication

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
Likely to talk 10065 8385
Not likely to talk 1460 1556

Caring responsibilities

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
Yes 1377 995
No 10070 9120

Table A.16: Bases for Figure 7.2 Proportion of pupils who were regular smokers, by friend variables (2018)

Number of friends

  13 year olds 15 year olds
0 945 1353
1 1367 1697
2 4606 5965
3+ 37906 35106

Age of friends

  13 year olds 15 year olds
Older  561 528
Younger 229 200
Same aged 7476 6358
Mixed 2891 2618

Number of evenings spent with friends

  13 year olds 15 year olds
None 1524 1309
1-2 evenings 3588 3623
3-4 evenings 3338 2915
5+ evenings 1690 1079

Own cash to spend per week

  13 year olds 15 year olds
Under £5 2509 1542
£5-20 5828 4346
Over £20 2819 3863

Table A.17: Weekly activities among 15 year olds, by smoking status (2018) – Bases (Figure 7.3)

  Smokers Non-smokers
Listen to music 674 8615
Use social networking sites 678 8603
See friends 679 8611
Go to a friend’s house 653 8526
Watch films 673 8601
Hang out in the street 658 8533
Go to shops 674 8600
Play computer games 676 8594
Do nothing 640 8344
Do sports 673 8584
Do a hobby 655 8527
Watch sports 670 8582
Read books 671 8585
Read magazines 672 8587
Go to cinema 654 8543
Volunteer 653 8487
Go to a concert 651 8531
Go to church 650 8498
Go to the theatre 654 8519
Go to a museum 652 8518
Go to the public library 649 8517

Table A.18: Bases for Figure 7.4 Proportion of pupils who were regular smokers, by school variables (2018)

How much do you like school at the moment?

  13 year olds 15 year olds
Like it a lot 1860 1046
Like it a little 5314 4082
Not very much 2266 2574
Not at all 1527 1908

Feeling pressured by schoolwork

  13 year olds 15 year olds
Never 1598 579
Sometimes 6232 3525
A lot of the time 3027 5466

Exclusion

  13 year olds 15 year olds
Has been excluded 1383 1227
Has not been excluded 9288 8270

Truanting

  13 year olds 15 year olds
Not at all 5993 4644
4-10 times 3008 2654
1-3 times 1004 1180
More than 10 times 603 922

Post-school expectations

  13 year olds 15 year olds
University 6197 5204
FE college 1308 1498
Apprenticeship 544 1141
Working 1197 867

Table A.19: Bases for Figure 7.5 Proportion of pupils who were regular smokers, by inequalities and geography variables (2018)

Self-rated health

  13 year olds 15 year olds
Good  9900 8257
Fair 1772 1749
Bad 332 395

Illness or disability

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
Yes 2031 2254
No 9116 7537

Overall SDQ score

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
Normal 6443 5405
Borderline 1706 1684
Abnormal 1906 1846

WEMWBS Score

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
Below average 1343 1652
Average 7227 6684
Above average 1691 1058

SIMD

  All 13 year olds All 15 year olds
1-most deprived 1638 1342
2 2044 1767
3 2518 2091
4 3029 2608
5-least deprived 3053 2793

Contact

Email: salsus@gov.scot

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