Table 2 Demographic Characteristics by Smoking Status of 2508 Blue-collar and Service Workers Employed in Hospitality Venues in Shenyang, China, 2008c
Characteristics | N(%) of Never smokers | Occasional smokers | Daily smokers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | N(%) | P value | N(%) | P value |
Overall | 1271(50.9) | 656(26.3) | Â | 569(22.8) | Â |
Age(years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤19 | 120(47.6) | 88(34.9) |  | 44(17.5) |  |
   20-29 | 544(52.9) | 280(27.2) |  | 204(19.8) |  |
   30-39 | 446(56.1) | 178(22.4) |  | 171(21.5) |  |
   40-49 | 137(38.1) | 102(28.3) |  | 121(33.6) |  |
   ≥50 | 24(39.3) | 8(13.1) | P = 0.045 | 29(47.5) | P = 0.001 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 944(87.8) | 104(9.7) |  | 27(2.5) |  |
   Male | 327(23.0) | 552(38.8) | P < 0.001 | 542(38.1) | P < 0.001 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Han | 1150(51.2) | 575(25.6) |  | 521(23.2) |  |
   Others | 121(48.4) | 81(32.4) | P = 0.073 | 48(19.2) | P = 0.382 |
Monthly family income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤2000yuan | 1153(51.5) | 595(26.6) |  | 491(21.9) |  |
   2001-3000 yuan | 73(45.6) | 49(30.6) |  | 38(23.8) |  |
   3001-5000 yuan | 35(53.8) | 9(13.8) |  | 21(32.4) |  |
   ≥5000yuan | 10(31.3) | 3(9.4) | P = 0.196 | 19(59.4) | P < 0.001 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Junior school or lower | 298(42.8) | 214(30.7) |  | 185(26.5) |  |
   High and technical school | 674(53.5) | 315(25.0) |  | 270(21.4) |  |
   College or higher | 299(55.4) | 127(23.5) | P = 0.007 | 114(21.1) | P = 0.039 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Married/Cohabiting | 578(47.5) | 370(30.4) |  | 270(22.2) |  |
   Single | 668(55.2) | 272(22.5) |  | 270(22.3) |  |
   Others# | 25(36.8) | 14(20.6) | P = 0.189 | 29(42.6) | P = 0.028 |