Table 2 Number of pregnant immigrant smokers (n) and smoking prevalence (%) according to socio-demographic variables during first visit at antenatal clinic from 1982-2001 presented in 5 years intervals
1982-86 | 1987-1991 | 1992-1996 | 1997-2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Educational level | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
High level | 823 | 16.1 | 1044 | 12.5 | 1019 | 8.3 | 797 | 4.6 |
Middle level | 3461 | 31.8 | 5076 | 27.8 | 4269 | 19.9 | 2889 | 12.1 |
Low level | 2944 | 44.6 | 3905 | 35.1 | 3052 | 26.5 | 2587 | 16.7 |
Total | 7228 | 10025 | 8340 | 6273 | ||||
Age group | ||||||||
16-24 years | 4022 | 37.0 | 3800 | 30.1 | 2092 | 18.6 | 1687 | 12.3 |
25-34 years | 6725 | 28.7 | 7713 | 24.2 | 5672 | 16.7 | 4002 | 10.2 |
35- years | 1334 | 24.4 | 1927 | 24.0 | 1781 | 18.7 | 1444 | 12.0 |
Total | 12081 | 13440 | 9545 | 7133 | ||||
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | 10968 | 29.3 | 11569 | 24.4 | 7625 | 16.0 | 6176 | 10.3 |
Single | 868 | 54.2 | 1113 | 48.9 | 1324 | 35.0 | 749 | 21.7 |
Total | 11836 | 12682 | 8949 | 6925 | ||||
Country of origin | ||||||||
Other Nordic countries | 8392 | 37.9 | 8389 | 35.0 | 5005 | 28.8 | 1903 | 20.0 |
Other European countries | 2703 | 26.4 | 3447 | 24.2 | 2791 | 18.4 | 3252 | 16.9 |
Non-European countries | 986 | 13.3 | 1604 | 11.2 | 1749 | 7.9 | 1978 | 5.5 |
Total | 12081 | 13440 | 9545 | 7133 | ||||