Table 2 Smoking habits among current and former smokers, by sex
Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Never-smoker | 45,251 (50%) | 74,034 (65%) | |
Current smoker | 7,625 (8%) | 8,143 (7%) | |
Smoking duration (years) | |||
Mean ± SD | 39.9 ± 9.8 | 37.1 ± 8.8 | |
<20 | 124 (1.6%) | 205 (2.5%) | |
20–34 | 2,143 (28%) | 3,085 (38%) | |
35–49 | 3,869 (51%) | 3,814 (47%) | |
≥50 | 1,063 (14%) | 541 (7%) | |
Cigarettes/day | |||
Mean ± SD | 18.9 ± 10.4 | 16.6 ± 8.6 | |
≤14 | 2,308 (30%) | 3,016 (37%) | |
15–24 | 2,931 (38%) | 3,324 (41%) | |
≥25 | 2,222 (29%) | 1,632 (20%) | |
Age at starting smoking (years) | |||
Mean ± SD | 17.6 ± 5.2 | 18.7 ± 6.1 | |
<13 | 525 (7%) | 222 (3%) | |
13–17 | 3,741 (49%) | 3,736 (46%) | |
18–25 | 2,408 (32%) | 2,863 (35%) | |
≥25 | 526 (7%) | 824 (10%) | |
Past smoker | 37,335 (41%) | 32,565 (28%) | |
Smoking duration (years) | |||
Mean ± SD | 22.6 ± 12.7 | 19.8 ± 12.2 | |
<20 | 15,669 (42%) | 16,305 (50%) | |
20–34 | 12,707 (34%) | 10,126 (31%) | |
35–49 | 5,767 (15%) | 3,796 (12%) | |
≥50 | 888 (2%) | 351 (1%) | |
Cigarettes/day | |||
Mean ± SD | 20.1 ± 13.8 | 15.2 ± 10.4 | |
≤14 | 12,083 (32%) | 16,121 (50%) | |
15–24 | 15,004 (40%) | 11,036 (34%) | |
≥25 | 9,725 (26%) | 4,910 (15%) | |
Age at starting smoking (years) | |||
Mean ± SD | 17.5 ± 3.8 | 18.5 ± 4.7 | |
<13 | 1,439 (4%) | 469 (1%) | |
13–17 | 18,316 (49%) | 13,624 (42%) | |
18–25 | 14,238 (38%) | 14,363 (44%) | |
≥25 | 1,621 (4%) | 2,600 (8%) | |
Age at ceasing smoking (years) | |||
Mean ± SD | 40.1 ± 12.6 | 38.4 ± 12.5 | |
<25 | 3,421 (9%) | 4,109 (13%) | |
25–34 | 9,616 (26%) | 9,207 (28%) | |
35–44 | 9,548 (26%) | 7,461 (23%) | |
45–54 | 7,627 (20%) | 6,354 (20%) | |
≥55 | 5,259 (14%) | 3,776 (12%) | |