Demographic characteristics and smoking behaviour of current smokers 15–65 years, Mexico 2009–2016
| Characteristics | GATS 2009 | NSA 2011 | GATS 2015 | NSA 2016 |
| n=1619 | n=2306 | n=1632 | n=7135 | |
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 75% (1245) | 73% (1612) | 74% (1178) | 75% (5075) |
| Female | 25% (374) | 27% (694) | 26% (454) | 25% (2060) |
| Group of age (years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 30% (396) | 29% (534) | 28% (349) | 28% (1728) |
| 25–44 | 47% (778) | 47% (1163) | 48% (823) | 46% (3263) |
| 45–65 | 23% (445) | 23% (609) | 24% (460) | 26% (2144) |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 85% (1061) | 84% (1917) | 89% (1115) | 86% (5864) |
| Rural | 15% (558) | 16% (389) | 11% (517) | 14% (1271) |
| Education* | ||||
| Primary education or less | 33% (692) | 29% (759) | 29% (567) | 26% (2228) |
| Middle school | 36% (532) | 38% (831) | 37% (580) | 37% (2737) |
| High school | 20% (268) | 21% (448) | 23% (322) | 26% (1516) |
| University or more | 10% (126) | 12% (228) | 12% (155) | 11% (641) |
| Smoking pattern** | ||||
| Non-daily smoker | 52% (850) | 56% (1218) | 54% (875) | 61% (4258) |
| Daily, ≤5cigarettes/day | 23% (358) | 24% (572) | 25% (393) | 21% (1484) |
| Daily, >5 cigarettes/day | 25% (411) | 20% (516) | 21% (364) | 18% (1421) |
| Type of cigarette purchase** | ||||
| Single | 40% (673) | 50% (1061) | 50% (855) | 48% (3440) |
| Packs | 60% (936) | 50% (1228) | 50% (762) | 52% (3625) |
| Cigarette brand** | ||||
| Marlboro | 61% (952) | 61% (1336) | 54% (875) | 57% (3882) |
| Camel | 9% (102) | 9% (154) | 6% (75) | 4% (183) |
| Benson & Hedges | 4% (64) | 8% (184) | 5% (73) | 3% (246) |
| Montana | 7% (106) | 6% (150) | 8% (116) | 7% (435) |
| Pall Mall | 1% (13) | 3% (74) | 10% (162) | 14% (1162) |
| Delicados | 6% (89) | 4% (88) | 7% (92) | 5% (287) |
| Others | 12% (293) | 9% (320) | 10% (239) | 10% (940) |
Data sources and notes.
All analyses were weighted to make the estimates representative of the population.
*p<0.05.
**p<0.001, χ2 test 2016 versus 2009. ‘Others’ included the rest of cigarette brands (legal and illegal) reported by current smokers.
GATS, Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2009, 2015); NSA, National Survey on Addictions (2011, 2016).