Table 2

Demographic profiles of the study groups

Hospitality workers
CharacteristicSmoking permittedSmokefree workplacesGovernment employees
*May not sum to column totals because participants could report more than one ethnicity.
Total number32 (100%)10 (100%)50 (100%)
Sex
    Males19 (62%)3 (30%)15 (29%)
    Females13 (38%)7 (70%)35 (71%)
Age (years)
    Range19.2–48.818.1–46.621.6–56.7
    Median23.824.231.9
Ethnicity*
    European26 (82%)8 (80%)47 (94%)
    Maori2 (9%)1 (10%)5 (9%)
    Pacific People1 (3%)01 (2%)
    Asian1 (6%)2 (10%)0
    Not answered2 (6%) 00
Smoking status     
    Never smoked19 (59%)8 (80%)39 (76%)
    Ex-smoker13 (41%)2 (20%)11 (24%)