Table 1

Prevalence (%) of smoking, sociodemographic, and psychosocial variables. The Malmö shoulder-neck study

MenWomenTotal
n%n%n%
Smoking status
Regular/daily smoker160624.8194424.1355024.4
Intermittent smoker3345.13654.56994.8
Stopped smoking272542.0216026.8488533.6
Never smoked182128.1359344.6541437.2
(Missing)(3)(4)(7)
Age
45-49 years82612.7102412.7185012.7
50-54 years160824.8202725.1363525.0
55-59 years150123.1180922.4331022.7
60-64 years156624.1200424.8357024.5
65-69 years98815.2120214.9219015.0
(Missing)(0)(0)(0)
Country of origin
Sweden561586.6704787.41266287.0
Other country87113.4101412.6188513.0
(Missing)(3)(5)(8)
Marital status
Married467472.1505362.7972766.9
Unmarried69610.76468.013429.2
Divorced94214.5158719.7252917.4
Widow/widower1732.77699.59426.5
(Missing)(4)(11)(15)
Education
University degree84113.097412.1181512.5
Medium137021.1112814.0249817.2
Basal level426865.9594173.91020970.3
(Missing)(10)(23)(33)
Social participation
High449269.2553768.61002968.9
Low199730.8252931.4452631.1
(Missing)(0)(0)(0)
Social anchorage
High468773.4591075.91059774.7
Low170226.6187824.1358025.3
(Missing)(100)(278)(378)
Emotional support
High424365.7580472.41004769.4
Low221134.3221327.6442430.6
(Missing)(35)(49)(84)
Instrumental support
High416264.3585772.91001969.0
Low231335.7218227.1449531.0
(Missing)(14)(27)(41)
Snuff consumption
Yes4517.0360.44873.4
No603193.0800799.61403896.6
(Missing)(7)(23)(30)
Total6489806614555