Table 1

Prevalence (%) of smoking, socioeconomic, demographic, and social participation variables. The Malmö diet and cancer study 1992-94

		Men				Women				Total
		n	%			n	%			n	%
Smoking status
Regular/daily smoker	1346	25.0			1647	25.5			2993	25.3
Intermittent	299	5.6			296	4.6			595	5.0
Stopped smoking	2197	40.8			1746	27.1			3943	33.3
Never smoked	1538	28.6			2765	42.8			4303	36.4
(Missing)	(0)				(3)				(3)

Socioeconomic status
High level non-manual	528	9.8			358	5.6			886	7.5
Middle level non-manual	833	15.5			932	14.5			1765	14.9
Low level non-manual	598	11.1			1587	24.6			2185	18.5
Skilled manual	646	12.0			312	4.8			958	8.1
Unskilled manual	604	11.2			1258	19.5			1862	15.8
Self employed	794	14.8			349	5.4			1143	9.7
Pensioners	953	17.7			1269	19.7			2222	18.8
Unemployed	418	7.8			383	5.9			801	6.8
(Missing)	(6)				(9)				(15)

Age
45–49 years	808	15.0			976	15.1			1784	15.1
50–54 years	1574	29.3			1928	29.9			3502	29.6
55–59 years	1468	27.3			1699	26.3			3167	26.8
60–64 years	1530	28.4			1854	28.7			3384	28.6
(Missing)	(0)				(0)				(0)

Country of origin
Sweden	4653	86.5			5667	87.8			10320	87.2
Other country	725	13.5			787	12.2			1512	12.8
(Missing)	(2)				(3)				(5)

Self reported diseases^1-150
No	4466	83.2			5311	82.6			9777	82.9
Yes	901	16.8			1118	17.4			2019	17.1
(Missing)	(13)				(28)				(41)

Marital status
Married	3860	71.8			4039	62.6			7899	66.8
Unmarried	603	11.2			569	8.8			1172	9.9
Divorced	803	14.9			1354	21.0			2157	18.2
Widow/widower	112	2.1			491	7.6			603	5.1
(Missing)	(2)				(4)				(6)

Social participation
High	3851	71.6			4635	71.8			8486	71.7
Low	1529	28.4			1822	28.2			3351	28.3
(Missing)	(0)				(0)				(0)

Total	5380			6457			11 837

↵1-150 Self reported previous or current diseases included myocardial infarction, stroke, intermittent claudication, diabetes mellitus, cancer, and asthma/chronic obstructive lung disease.