Table 1

Profile of adults, smokers and recent ex-smokers by sex, age, social class and presence of children in household

		Adult survey^1-150				Callers to Quitline
		Smokers	95% CI			Baseline	95% CI	Total at one year	95% CI
Unweighted base	4197 (25%)				3018		730

Sex
Male	50%	48.49 to 51.51			40%	38.25 to 41.75	28%	24.74 to 31.26
Female	49%	47.49 to 50.51			60%	58.25 to 61.75	72%	68.74 to 75.26
Age (years)
< 16	N/A	–			15%	13.73 to 16.27	–	–
16–24	19%	17.81 to 20.19			18%	16.63 to 19.37	7%	5.15 to 8.85
25–34	24%	22.71 to 25.29			31%	29.35 to 32.65	32%	28.62 to 35.38
35–44	18%	16.84 to 19.16			20%	18.57 to 21.43	29%	25.71 to 32.29
45+	38%	36.53 to 39.47			17%	15.66 to 18.34	31%	27.64 to 34.36
Social class
Non-manual (ABC1)	39%	37.52 to 40.48			N/A	–	34%	30.56 to 37.44
Manual/unemployed (C2DE)	61%	59.52 to 62.48			N/A	–	63%	59.50 to 66.50
Children in household
Any under 16 years	36%	34.55 to 37.45			44%	42.23 to 45.77	50%	46.37 to 53.63
None under 16 years	64%	62.55 to 65.45			56%	54.23 to 57.77	50%	46.37 to 53.63
Consumption
Light 1–9 a day	21%	19.77 to 22.23			11%	9.88 to 12.12	15%	12.41 to 17.59
Medium 10–19 a day	42%	40.51 to 43.49			31%	29.35 to 32.65	40%	36.45 to 43.55
Heavy 20+ a day	36%	34.55 to 37.45			58%	56.24 to 59.76	44%	40.40 to 47.60
Length of time been a smoker
2 years or less	N/A	–			14%	12.76 to 15.24	2%	0.98 to 3.02
3–5 years	N/A	–			13%	11.8 to 14.2	1%	0.28 to 1.72
Over 5 years up to 10	N/A	–			19%	17.6 to 20.4	14%	11.48 to 16.52
Over 10 years up to 20	N/A	–			27%	25.42 to 28.58	32%	28.62 to 35.38
Over 20 years	N/A	–			26%	24.44 to 27.56	45%	41.39 to 48.61
Average			14.0 years			20.7 years

Missing values excluded from base;
↵1-150 Health Education Authority's adult survey (unpublished).