Smoking prevalence

For information on smoking prevalence in Scotland we would recommend

• ASH Scotland statistics section for population breakdowns, also see ASH Scotland smoking statistics factsheet (updated quarterly)
  

Below you will find a wider collection of resources on smoking prevalence in Scotland that are arranged in alphabetical order.

	An atlas of tobacco smoking in Scotland: A report presenting estimated smoking prevalence and smoking attributable deaths within Scotland Published in 2007 this atlas, and supporting appendices, provide estimates of smoking prevalence at different geographical levels in Scotland. Also provided are estimates of smoking-attributable deaths for individual health boards and CHPs.
	Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco This Eurobarometer survey assesses the attitudes of Europeans to tobacco. It addresses tobacco consumption, attitudes towards smoking in public places, opinions of the health effects of tobacco smoke and the impact of anti-tobacco campaigns.
	Clustering of unhealthy behaviours over time An investigation into the coexistence or clustering of risky habits in the English populace
	Know, feel, do? Health behaviour change in Scotland, 1996 to 2007 A high-level assessment of change in adult health behaviours, knowledge and motivations in Scotland. Twelve years of consistent, comparable data from HEPS is used to examine trends across smoking, physical activity and healthy eating.
	Measuring smoking prevalence in local populations A briefing provided by the Association of Public Health Observatories, which provides potentially useful sources of local smoking data, in the hope of providing local organisations with information about smoking prevalence.
	Scotland and European Health for All (HfA) database 2009 Published by ScotPHO, this database compares Scottish health data with that of 53 member states of the WHO European Region. It compares 600 health-related indicators, including smoking prevalence and the number of cigarettes consumed per person per year. Scottish data available for 82% of indicators
	Smoking ready reckoner This ready reckoner estimates the potential effects of reduced smoking prevalence on smoking-attributable deaths, smoking-attributable hospital admissions and smoking-attributable NHS costs.
	Survey on Tobacco: analytical report
	The role of national policies intended to regulate adolescent smoking in explaining the prevalence of daily smoking: a study of adolescents from 27 European countries This study seeks to examine whether contextual factors influence adolescents' daily smoking. A focus was placed on three modifiable policies operating at a national level, non-smoking policy at educational facilities, price and minimum age for buying tobacco.
	'The smoking toolkit study': a national study of smoking cessation in England This smoking toolkit study was designed in order to evaluate and inform tobacco control strategies
	Tobacco smoking in Scotland: an epidemiology briefing This briefing looks at how tobacco impacts on the population health of Scotland, why people take up smoking and continue to smoke, and what might be done to curb the epidemic. Using the latest available data, it estimates the size of the problem; discusses why it matters; and presents trends in smoking over time. Variation in smoking prevalence within the Scottish population, and international comparisons, are also shown. The briefing then discusses factors that help determine smoking status and details measures that may help tackle the problem. It concludes with some final remarks on the continuing challenge posed by tobacco.