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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample overall and as a function of the two age groups of interest (16–17 year olds and 18–24 year olds)

From: Long-term evaluation of the rise in legal age-of-sale of cigarettes from 16 to 18 in England: a trend analysis

 

Overall (n = 252,601)

Unweighted, % (n)

Weighted, % (n)

16–17 year olds (n = 5190)

Unweighted, % (n)

Weighted, % (n)

18–24 year olds (n = 30,681)

Unweighted, % (n)

Weighted, % (n)

Gender

 Female

51.64 (130,434)

42.91(2227)a

47.35(14,526)b

51.20 (129,327)

44.96 (2599)

49.21 (15,839)

 Other

48.36 (122,167)

57.09(2962)

52.65(16,155)

48.80 (123,274)

55.04 (3182)

50.79 (16,349)

Social grade

 ABC1

60.72 (178,191)

64.89 (3369)a

67.06(20,576)b

76.57 (193,419)

71.06 (4108)

71.19 (22,916)

 C2DE

29.46 (74,410)

35.09 (1821)

32.94(10,105)

23.43 (59,183)

28.94 (16773)

28.81 (9272)

Current smoker

21.33 (53,831)

15.59(809)a

28.73(8808)b

20.58 (51,957)

15.54 (898)

27.91 (8975)

Ever smoker

37.66 (95,060)

17.81(924)a

34.07(10,443)b

36.68 (92,577)

17.87 (1033)

33.30 (10,711)

Quit attempt¥

35.87 (20,238)

44.38(379)a

39.91(3694)b

36.15 (19,877)

43.94 (420)

40.32 (3822)

  1. ¥Among past-year smokers; according to chi-squared analyses, superscript a and b differ p < 0.001