Table 2

Sex-specific prevalence of cigarette smoking (%) by age, residence, and educational level, in the study cohort and the general population in Taiwan, 1994^2-150

		Men				Women
		General population	Study cohort			General population	Study cohort
Total	53.4	57.7		4.2	3.8
Age (years)
41–45	54.3	56.4		3.5	1.7
46–50	56.4			3.2
51–55	59.5	60.7		3.4	3.9
56–60	59.4			4.2
61–65	54.4	57.8		5.4	5.8
66–70	49.5			5.4
⩾71	49.3	54.0		4.5	7.5
Residence
Rural	51.1	59.3			4.1	2.4
Urban	56.7	53.3			2.5	1.4
Metropolitan	59.7	62.1		2.4	6.8
Educational level
Not formally educated	57.2	63.7		5.2	3.5
Elementary school	60.8	59.3		3.5	2.9
High school	60.8	51.8		3.2	8.2
College or above	34.4	41.0		1.4	8.3

↵2-150 See reference 15.