Table 2 Prevalence (%) (SE) of current daily smokers, current intermittent smokers, former smokers (stopped smoking) and never smokers
Daily smokersIntermittent smokersFormer smokers (stopped)Never smokersTotal (100.0%)
Men (n = 12 626)
Age
18–3410.9 (0.6)7.9 (0.5)12.0 (0.6)69.2 (0.9)(2847)
35–4414.4 (0.8)5.1 (0.5)17.2 (0.8)63.2 (1.0)(2171)
45–5419.6 (0.8)4.8 (0.5)30.1 (1.0)45.5 (1.1)(2271)
55–6418.8 (0.8)3.0 (0.3)38.7 (1.0)39.6 (1.0)(2556)
65–8011.7 (0.6)1.6 (0.2)46.2 (1.0)40.5 (0.9)(2496)
(Missing)(282)
Country of origin
Sweden13.1 (0.3)4.4 (0.2)29.0 (0.4)53.5 (0.5)(10,413)
Other countries26.8 (1.2)5.4 (0.6)26.4 (1.2)41.4 (1.3)(1337)
(Missing)(873)
Education
13– years8.1 (0.5)4.6 (0.3)25.7 (0.7)61.6 (0.8)(3672)
10–12 years15.7 (0.7)5.8 (0.4)22.7 (0.8)55.8 (1.0)(2702)
Up to 9 years19.6 (0.6)3.8 (0.3)33.0 (0.7)43.6 (0.7)(4863)
(Missing)(1386)
Economic stress
Never11.8 (0.3)3.7 (0.2)30.5 (0.5)53.9 (0.5)(9209)
Occasionally21.2 (0.9)6.4 (0.5)23.3 (0.9)49.0 (1.1)(2048)
Approximately every second month29.1 (2.2)8.0 (1.3)22.6 (2.1)40.3 (2.4)(412)
Every month36.6 (2.2)6.8 (1.2)21.4 (1.9)35.2 (2.2)(457)
(Missing)(497)
Daily snuff use
No15.6 (0.4)3.4 (0.2)26.1 (0.4)54.9 (0.5)(9543)
Yes10.5 (0.6)9.0 (0.6)40.0 (1.0)40.5 (1.0)(2312)
(Missing)(768)
Women (n = 15 131)
Age
18–3416.2 (0.6)7.9 (0.4)11.5 (0.5)64.4 (0.8)(3813)
35–4418.3 (0.7)5.2 (0.4)18.5 (0.8)58.0 (1.0)(2703)
45–5424.7 (0.8)4.4 (0.4)28.3 (0.9)42.7 (1.0)(2611)
55–6420.3 (0.8)3.5 (0.3)29.7 (0.9)46.4 (0.9)(2820)
65–8011.6 (0.6)1.5 (0.2)24.5 (0.8)62.3 (0.9)(2681)
(Missing)(503)
Country of origin
Sweden17.4 (0.3)4.7 (0.2)22.2 (0.4)55.7 (0.4)(12,437)
Other countries20.7 (1.0)5.3 (0.2)17.1 (0.9)56.9 (1.2)(1693)
(Missing)(1001)
Education
13– years10.4 (0.4)5.3 (0.3)22.1 (0.6)62.2 (0.7)(5159)
10–12 years20.2 (0.7)6.0 (0.4)19.4 (0.7)54.4 (0.9)(3116)
Up to 9 years24.2 (0.6)3.5 (0.3)22.3 (0.6)50.0 (0.7)(4793)
(Missing)(2063)
Economic stress
Never14.4 (0.3)4.3 (0.2)22.7 (0.4)58.6 (0.5)(10,375)
Occasionally22.7 (0.8)5.8 (0.5)19.2 (0.8)52.3 (1.0)(2666)
Approximately every second month33.5 (1.9)8.8 (1.1)19.1 (1.6)38.6 (1.9)(639)
Every month39.0 (1.9)5.1 (0.8)20.2 (1.5)35.7 (1.8)(681)
(Missing)(769)
Daily snuff use
No17.7 (0.3)4.6 (0.2)21.0 (0.4)56.7 (0.4)(13,726)
Yes10.8 (1.7)11.7 (1.7)53.4 (2.8)24.1 (2.4)(324)
(Missing)(1081)
  • Total number = 27 757.