2013 n=1848 | 2014 n=1431 | ||||
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Frequency | Per cent | Frequency | Per cent | Comparison | |
Gender | χ2=0.69, p=0.41 | ||||
Male | 1084 | 58.7 | 860 | 60.1 | |
Female | 764 | 41.3 | 571 | 39.9 | |
Age (years) | χ2=14.19, p=0.003 | ||||
18–24 | 139 | 7.5 | 86 | 6.0 | |
25–39 | 471 | 25.5 | 314 | 21.9 | |
40–54 | 594 | 32.1 | 450 | 31.4 | |
55 and over | 644 | 34.8 | 581 | 40.6 | |
Annual income | χ2=0.07, p>0.99 | ||||
Up to £15 000 (low) | 441 | 23.9 | 339 | 23.7 | |
£15 001–£30 000 (middle) | 572 | 31.0 | 439 | 30.7 | |
Over £30 000 (high) | 649 | 35.1 | 508 | 35.5 | |
Don't know/prefer not to say | 186 | 10.1 | 145 | 10.1 | |
Smoking status | χ2=80.37, p<0.001 | ||||
Ex-smoker | 247 | 13.4 | 368 | 25.7 | |
Current smoker | 1601 | 86.6 | 1063 | 74.3 | |
E-cigarette use status | χ2=7.29, p=0.06 | ||||
Never tried | 781 | 42.3 | 593 | 41.4 | |
Tried, not using | 385 | 20.8 | 342 | 23.9 | |
Less than daily use | 448 | 24.2 | 303 | 21.2 | |
Daily use | 234 | 12.7 | 193 | 13.5 | |
Health risks of smoking from nicotine | χ2=3.65, p=0.60 | ||||
None or very small | 212 | 11.5 | 156 | 10.9 | |
Some but well under half the risk | 452 | 24.5 | 378 | 26.4 | |
Around half the risk | 393 | 21.3 | 314 | 21.9 | |
Much more than half the risk | 359 | 19.4 | 280 | 19.6 | |
Nearly all the risk | 231 | 12.5 | 168 | 11.7 | |
Don't know | 201 | 10.9 | 135 | 9.4 | |
Relative harm of e-cigarettes | χ2=39.13, p<0.001 | ||||
More harmful than cigarettes | 38 | 2.1 | 32 | 2.2 | |
Equally harmful | 199 | 10.8 | 263 | 18.4 | |
Less harmful than cigarettes | 1199 | 64.9 | 843 | 58.9 | |
Don't know | 412 | 22.3 | 293 | 20.5 |