Directly Age Standardised Rates (DASR) per 100,000. Age standardised rates compensate for differing age structures by weighting them to meet the European Standard Population (2013). Rates can then be compared for different areas, or even across area types. Attention should be given to upper and lower 95% confidence intervals as a quick method of determining whether rates could overlap or are significantly different. Wide confidence inte...

This dataset contains information on Stockport residents who are smokers and/or have asthma, aggregated by LSOA. The data provided for each item is the directly age standardised rate per 100,000, for all persons, males only and females only. An assessment of the statistical significance of each data point is also provided. Information on the calculation of direct age standardized rates can be found in the Technical Documentation below...