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Table 1 Socio-demographics for individuals in Greater Glasgow Health Board region and in the rest of Scotland

From: Is the "Glasgow effect" of cigarette smoking explained by socio-economic status?: A multilevel analysis

  

Greater Glasgow

Rest of Scotland

p-value

Total

n (%)

 

n = 3790 (15%)

n = 21,246 (85%)

 

n = 25,036

Sex

Men

1604 (42)

9429 (44)

 

11,033 (44)

 

Women

2186 (58)

11,817 (56)

0.019

14,003 (56)

Age

16–24

440 (12)

2199 (10)

 

2639 (11)

 

25–34

734 (19)

4048 (19)

 

4782 (19)

 

35–44

819 (22)

4430 (21)

 

5249 (21)

 

45–54

636 (17)

3891 (18)

 

4527 (18)

 

55–64

653 (17)

3820 (18)

 

4473 (18)

 

65–74

387 (10)

2162 (10)

 

2549 (10)

 

75 and over

121 (3)

696 (3)

0.084

817 (3)

Carstairs quintile

Least deprived

709 (19)

4448 (21)

 

5157 (21)

 

2

249 (7)

4739 (22)

 

4988 (20)

 

3

354 (9)

4729 (22)

 

5083 (20)

 

4

485 (13)

4467 (21)

 

4954 (20)

 

Most deprived

1993 (53)

2861 (13)

<0.001

4854 (19)

Social class

I/II

1066 (28)

6330 (30)

 

7396 (30)

 

III

1625 (43)

9484 (45)

 

11,109 (44)

 

IV/V

867 (23)

4733 (22)

0.204

5600 (22)

 

Unknown

232 (6)

699 (3)

<0.001a

931 (4)

Economic activity status

Employed

1798 (47)

12,175 (57)

 

13,973 (56)

 

Unemployed

221 (6)

924 (4)

 

1145 (5)

 

Retired

582 (15)

3237 (15)

 

3819 (15)

 

Economically inactive

1179 (31)

4887 (23)

<0.001

6066 (24)

 

Unknown

10 (0.3)

23 (0.1)

0.015a

33 (0.1)

Education

No qualification

1767 (47)

8472 (40)

 

10,239 (41)

 

Below degree level

1388 (37)

9438 (44)

 

10,826 (43)

 

Degree level or above

623 (16)

3308 (16)

<0.001

3931 (16)

 

Unknown

12 (0.3)

28 (0.1)

0.009a

40 (0.2)

  1. a: p-values for χ 2 test of difference by Greater Glasgow/rest of Scotland residence in proportion of individuals with unknown values