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Data Provider: Welsh Government Accredited Official Statistics Adult lifestyles – additional variables, 2020-21 onwards
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Click here to sort2020-21 quarter 4 Jan-March 2021Click here to sort2020-21May 2020-March 2021, questions only asked for smokingClick here to sort2021-22Click here to sort2022-23
[Collapse]Smoking & e-cigarette useSmoker14141313
Ex-smoker30302930
Never smoked56565858
Smoke daily1211119
E-cigarette user5.The data item is not applicable68
Use e-cigarette daily4.The data item is not applicable46
Ever tried e-cigarette14.The data item is not applicable1416
Current e-cigarette user who is smoker34.The data item is not applicable3630
Current e-cigarette user who is ex-smoker61.The data item is not applicable6159
Current e-cigarette user who has never smoked5.The data item is not applicable412
Current smoker who currently uses e-cigarette12.The data item is not applicable1619
Ex smoker who currently uses e-cigarette10.The data item is not applicable1216
Has never smoked and currently uses e-cigarette0.The data item is not applicable02
Used e-cigarette before tobacco (of those who have ever used both)2.The data item is not applicable3.The data item is not applicable
Tried to give up smoking (in last 3 months)16.The data item is not applicable22.The data item is not applicable
Stopped smoking less than 1 month ago1.The data item is not applicable1.The data item is not applicable
Stopped smoking 1 month-1 year ago5.The data item is not applicable5.The data item is not applicable
Stopped smoking more than 1 year ago94.The data item is not applicable94.The data item is not applicable
Smoked the same as usual in last 3 months39.The data item is not applicable49.The data item is not applicable
Smoked more than usual in last 3 months41.The data item is not applicable27.The data item is not applicable
Smoked less than usual in last 3 months20.The data item is not applicable25.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]AlcoholAverage weekly alcohol consumption - none20.The data item is not applicable1917
Average weekly alcohol consumption - some, up to 14 units (moderate drinkers)64.The data item is not applicable6666
Average weekly alcohol consumption - hazardous (over 14 units, up to 50 (m) / 35 (f))14.The data item is not applicable1414
Average weekly alcohol consumption - harmful (over 50 (m) / 35 (f) units)3.The data item is not applicable23
Average weekly alcohol consumption - above 14 units (over guidelines)17.The data item is not applicable1617
Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - drinkers onlymean not %515.The data item is not applicable489508
Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - moderate drinkersmean not %207.The data item is not applicable211200
Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - hazardous drinkersmean not %1,248.The data item is not applicable1,2771,280
Average annual alcohol consumption (units) - harmful drinkersmean not %3,949.The data item is not applicable3,9223,744
Drank almost every day (in past 12 months)7.The data item is not applicable65
Drank 5-6 days a week (in past 12 months)3.The data item is not applicable32
Drank 3-4 days a week (in past 12 months)10.The data item is not applicable910
Drank once or twice a week (in past 12 months)27.The data item is not applicable2726
Drank once or twice a month (in past 12 months)14.The data item is not applicable1819
Drank once every couple of months (in past 12 months)10.The data item is not applicable1011
Drank once or twice a year (in past 12 months)10.The data item is not applicable910
Did not drink at all (in past 12 months)19.The data item is not applicable1917
[Collapse]Fruit & vegetablesAte no fruit & veg the previous day6.The data item is not applicable67
Ate some but less than 5 portions fruit & veg the previous day64.The data item is not applicable6465
Ate at least 5 portions fruit & veg the previous day31.The data item is not applicable3029
[Collapse]Physical activityActive less than 30 minutes in previous week32.The data item is not applicable3031
Active 30-149 minutes in previous week16.The data item is not applicable1414
Active at least 150 minutes in previous week51.The data item is not applicable5655
[Collapse]Body mass indexBMI under 18.5 (underweight)2.The data item is not applicable22
BMI 18.5 - under 25 (healthy weight)37.The data item is not applicable3637
BMI 25 - under 30 (overweight but not obese)37.The data item is not applicable3835
BMI 30 - under40 (obese but not morbidly obese)21.The data item is not applicable2223
BMI 40+ (morbidly obese)2.The data item is not applicable33
BMI 25+ (overweight or obese)61.The data item is not applicable6261
BMI 30+ (obese)24.The data item is not applicable2526
Mean height (cm)mean not %170.The data item is not applicable170170
Mean weight (kg)mean not %79.The data item is not applicable7980
[Collapse]Combined healthy lifestylesFewer than 2 healthy behaviours7.The data item is not applicable78
2 or more healthy behaviours93.The data item is not applicable9392
0 healthy behaviours1.The data item is not applicable11
1 healthy behaviours7.The data item is not applicable67
2 healthy behaviours29.The data item is not applicable2828
3 healthy behaviours35.The data item is not applicable3534
4 healthy behaviours23.The data item is not applicable2322
5 healthy behaviours6.The data item is not applicable77
Mean number of healthy behavioursmean not %3.The data item is not applicable33

Metadata

Title

National Survey for Wales – adult lifestyle additional variables

Last update

July 2023 July 2023

Next update

2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

National Survey for Wales, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

See weblinks.

Weblinks

National Survey for Wales:
https://gov.wales/national-survey-wales
Revisions, errors and postponements
https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research-statement-revisions-errors-and-postponements
Well-being of Wales:
https://gov.wales/wellbeing-wales

Keywords

National Survey for Wales; National Survey; Future Generations; National Indicators; Well-being; Health; Lifestyle

General description

Information on health related lifestyle among adults in Wales - additional variables.

Data collection and calculation

Information is collected via the National Survey for Wales. Based on a sample survey. Sample sizes for some groups are relatively small, and the results should be treated with caution. 95% confidence intervals and sample sizes are also shown to give an indication of the precision of results. The National Survey 2020-21 was adapted due to the coronavirus pandemic, and results from 2020-21 onwards should not be compared with results from previous editions of the National Survey for Wales. See weblinks.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data is shown from 2020-21 onwards

Users, uses and context

See weblinks.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

See weblinks.

Name

hlth5073