In light of the Scottish Health Survey 2018, what the cigarette smoking status is for the (a) 16 to 24, (b) 25 to 34, (c) 35 to 44, (d) 45 …

The information requested is presented in the following tables.

Cigarette smoking status for 16-24 year olds, 2018 by area deprivation
SIMD 2016 quintiles
1st (Most deprived)
2
3
4
5 (Least deprived)
Cigarette smoking status
%
%
%
%
%
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally
61
80
86
84
81
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly
3
2
0
4
2
Current cigarette smoker a
36
18
14
12
17
Unweighted bases
62
73
55
80
77
Weighted bases
94
128
75
145
136
a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes

Cigarette smoking status for 25-34 year olds, 2018 by area deprivation
SIMD 2016 quintiles
1st (Most deprived)
2
3
4
5 (Least deprived)
Cigarette smoking status
%
%
%
%
%
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally
51
64
49
69
77
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly
16
10
23
15
14
Current cigarette smoker a
33
26
29
16
9
Unweighted bases
140
130
107
123
89
Weighted bases
180
185
141
151
130
a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes

Cigarette smoking status for 35-44 year olds, 2018 by area deprivation
SIMD 2016 quintiles
1st (Most deprived)
2
3
4
5 (Least deprived)
Cigarette smoking status
%
%
%
%
%
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally
59
45
51
68
70
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly
16
17
24
12
22
Current cigarette smoker a
25
39
25
20
8
Unweighted bases
114
135
131
164
141
Weighted bases
126
161
131
165
132
a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes

Cigarette smoking status for 45-54 year olds, 2018 by area deprivation
SIMD 2016 quintiles
1st (Most deprived)
2
3
4
5 (Least deprived)
Cigarette smoking status
%
%
%
%
%
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally
41
47
53
63
66
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly
20
27
26
24
20
Current cigarette smoker a
40
26
20
13
14
Unweighted bases
138
156
170
203
182
Weighted bases
162
154
171
191
178
a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes

Cigarette smoking status for 55-64 year olds, 2018 by area deprivation
SIMD 2016 quintiles
1st (Most deprived)
2
3
4
5 (Least deprived)
Cigarette smoking status
%
%
%
%
%
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally
40
44
55
65
73
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly
29
35
29
26
21
Current cigarette smoker a
31
22
17
9
6
Unweighted bases
130
180
189
189
175
Weighted bases
120
162
182
148
155
a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes

Cigarette smoking status for 65-74 year olds, 2018 by area deprivation
SIMD 2016 quintiles
1st (Most deprived)
2
3
4
5 (Least deprived)
Cigarette smoking status
%
%
%
%
%
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally
39
44
51
58
69
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly
30
44
40
30
28
Current cigarette smoker a
31
12
9
12
2
Unweighted bases
118
178
159
242
165
Weighted bases
94
134
107
160
117
a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes

Cigarette smoking status for 75+ year olds, 2018 by area deprivation
SIMD 2016 quintiles
1st (Most deprived)
2
3
4
5 (Least deprived)
Cigarette smoking status
%
%
%
%
%
Never smoked or used to smoke cigarettes occasionally
49
49
63
60
65
Used to smoke cigarettes regularly
28
41
30
36
30
Current cigarette smoker a
22
10
7
4
5
Unweighted bases
82
137
116
142
111
Weighted bases
66
110
87
105
88
a Current cigarette smoker excludes those who reported only smoking cigars or pipes