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Table 2 Distribution of education level 1-4 among ever smoking Swedish and Danish men and women (n = 10693)

From: Differences in socioeconomic and gender inequalities in tobacco smoking in Denmark and Sweden; a cross sectional comparison of the equity effect of different public health policies

  

Women

Men

  

Denmark %

Sweden %

Denmark %

Sweden %

18-44 years

     
 

Education level

n = 897

n = 1410

n = 875

n = 1281

 

15+ years education (level 4)

23.1

15.7

21.7

14.9

 

13-14 years education (level 3)

42.9

22.3

35.4

19.3

 

11-12 years education (level 2)

17.3

42.3

21.4

45.3

 

Up to 10 years education (level 1)

16.6

19.7

21.5

20.6

45-64 years

     
 

Education level

n = 690

n = 1353

n = 829

n = 1512

 

15+ years education (level 4)

23.8

18.1

20.6

18.4

 

13-14 years education (level 3)

28.8

17.9

24.7

16.6

 

11-12 years education (level 2)

27.2

15.7

38.1

14.0

 

up to 10 years education (level 1)

20.2

48.2

16.6

50.9

65-80 years

     
 

Education level

n = 361

n = 419

n = 428

n = 636

 

15+ years education (level 4)

10.6

7.6

17.6

12.5

 

13-14 years education (level 3)

18.1

8.8

16.2

13.1

 

11-12 years education (level 2)

32.4

8.6

38.1

5.8

 

up to 10 years education (level 1)

38.9

75.0

28.1

68.7

All ages

     
 

Education level

n = 1949

n = 3182

n = 2133

n = 3429

 

15+ years education (level 4)

21.0

15.7

20.4

16.0

 

13-14 years education (level 3)

33.3

18.8

27.4

17.0

 

11-12 years education (level 2)

23.6

26.9

31.3

24.4

 

up to 10 years education (level 1)

22.1

38.6

20.9

42.6

  1. Never-smokers (n = 9150) excluded