Description of the study population in the total study period, and before and after the introduction of the partial PoS display ban in England (unweighted data)
| Prevalence (%) with 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total study period (January 2009—February 2015) | Prepartial PoS ban (January 2009—March 2012) | Postpartial PoS ban (April 2012—February 2015) | |
| In the total population, N | 131 552 | 71 405 | 60 147 |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–24 | 12.6, 12.4 to 12.8 | 11.3, 11.1 to 11.6 | 14.1, 13.8 to 14.3 |
| 25–34 | 16.4, 16.2 to 16.6 | 16.5, 16.2 to 16.8 | 16.2, 15.9 to 16.5 |
| 35–44 | 16.5, 16.3 to 16.7 | 17.5, 17.2 to 17.7 | 15.4, 15.1 to 15.7 |
| 45–54 | 15.6, 15.4 to 15.8 | 15.9, 15.6 to 16.2 | 15.2, 14.9 to 15.5 |
| 55–64 | 14.5, 14.3 to 14.7 | 14.4, 14.2 to 14.7 | 14.5, 14.3 to 14.8 |
| 65+ | 24.5, 24.3 to 24.7 | 24.4, 24.1 to 24.7 | 24.6, 24.2 to 24.9 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 51.9, 51.6 to 52.2 | 53.3, 52.9 to 53.6 | 50.2, 49.8 to 50.6 |
| Male | 48.1, 47.8 to 48.4 | 46.7, 46.4 to 47.1 | 49.8, 49.4 to 50.2 |
| Social grade | |||
| Professional/managerial (AB) | 20.0, 19.8 to 20.2 | 19.8, 19.5 to 20.1 | 20.2, 19.9 to 20.5 |
| Clerical (C1) | 28.0, 27.8 to 28.2 | 26.8, 26.5 to 27.1 | 29.4, 29.1 to 29.8 |
| Skilled manual (C2) | 20.5, 20.3 to 20.7 | 19.8, 19.5 to 20.1 | 21.2, 20.9 to 21.6 |
| Semiskilled manual (D) | 15.2, 15.0 to 15.4 | 15.0, 14.7 to 15.3 | 15.4, 15.1 to 15.7 |
| Very low paid or unemployed (E) | 16.4, 16.2 to 16.6 | 18.6, 18.3 to 18.9 | 13.7, 13.4 to 14.0 |
| E-cigarette prevalence* | 1.84, 1.83 to 1.86 | 0.23, 0.22 to 0.23 | 3.77, 3.76 to 3.78 |
| Current smoking | |||
| Never-smoker or ex-smoker | 77.9, 77.7 to 78.2 | 76.8, 76.5 to 77.1 | 79.3, 78.9 to 79.6 |
| Current smoker | 22.1, 21.8 to 22.3 | 23.2, 22.9 to 23.5 | 20.7, 20.4 to 21.1 |
| In current smokers, N | 28 053 | 16 005 | 12 048 |
| Cigarette consumption (cigarettes per day)* | 12.3, 12.2 to 12.4 | 12.8, 12.7–12.9 | 11.6, 11.4 to 11.7 |
*Mean, 95% CI.
PoS, point of sale.