Table 1

Sample characteristics (n=5986)

		Never smokers		Former smokers		Current smokers		Overall
		%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n
Sex	Male	32.4	348	90.8	168	95.1	4494	83.7	5010
Sex	Female	67.6	726	9.2	17	4.9	233	16.3	976
Age	18–24	5.0	54	0.0	0	1.4	66	2.0	120
	25–39	22.4	240	8.7	16	17.6	831	18.2	1087
	40–54	42.3	454	27.6	51	49.4	2335	47.4	2840
	55+	30.4	326	63.8	118	31.6	1495	32.4	1939
Income	Low	18.5	199	18.9	35	19.6	925	19.4	1159
	Moderate	71.1	764	71.9	133	69.6	3291	70.0	4188
	High	2.9	31	2.2	4	3.7	173	3.5	208
	No answer	7.4	80	7.0	13	7.2	338	7.2	431
Education	Low	10.3	111	20.5	38	13.1	620	12.8	769
	Moderate	60.1	645	55.1	102	65.5	3098	64.2	3845
	High	29.6	318	24.3	45	21.3	1009	22.9	1372
Cigarette smoked/day	0–10					34.9	1639
	11–20					49.0	2304
	21–30					8.6	404
	31+					7.5	354