Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by smoking status
From: Neighbourhood crime and smoking: the role of objective and perceived crime measures
Individual characteristics | Total n | Current smokers (%) | Mean number cigarettes/daya(SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
   Men | 1,073 | 25.1 | 15.1 (8.6) |
   Women | 1,345 | 23.5 | 14.3 (8.7) |
Age cohort* | |||
   30-50 years-old | 829 | 28.6 | 13.3 (7.7) |
   50-70 years-old | 953 | 25.9 | 16.6 (9.2) |
   > 70 years-old | 636 | 15.9 | 13.0 (8.4) |
Social class * | |||
   I (professional) | 248 | 11.3 | 13.4 (8.8) |
   II (intermediate) | 803 | 16.3 | 11.3 (7.6) |
   IIINM (skilled non-manual) | 350 | 21.4 | 14.6 (8.9) |
   IIIM (skilled manual) | 634 | 33.0 | 16.0 (8.5) |
   IV (partly skilled manual) | 293 | 34.5 | 15.7 (8.8) |
   V (unskilled manual) | 90 | 46.7 | 16.9 (8.7) |
Employment status | |||
   Not in employment | 1,032 | 24.6 | 15.3 (9.0) |
   In employment | 1,386 | 23.9 | 14.2 (8.3) |
Neighbourhood crime | |||
Police-recorded crime | |||
Crime rate (all respondents)* | |||
   Low | 805 | 15.8 | 13.8 (8.9) |
   Medium | 800 | 25.3 | 13.8 (8.3) |
   High | 813 | 31.5 | 15.8 (8.7) |
Crime rate (men)* | |||
   Low | 371 | 17.0 | 14.9 (8.8) |
   Medium | 332 | 26.5 | 13.4 (8.7) |
   High | 370 | 31.9 | 16.4 (8.3) |
Crime rate (women)* | |||
   Low | 434 | 14.7 | 12.7 (9.0) |
   Medium | 468 | 24.4 | 14.1 (8.1) |
   High | 443 | 31.2 | 15.3 (9.0) |
Resident-perceived crime | |||
Perceived crime (all respondents)* | |||
   Low | 691 | 21.7 | 14.6 (8.2) |
   Medium | 592 | 20.3 | 14.5 (9.0) |
   Medium-high | 458 | 21.8 | 13.7 (8.1) |
   High | 677 | 31.8 | 15.3 (9.1) |
Perceived crime (men)* | |||
   Low | 308 | 21.4 | 14.8 (7.4) |
   Medium | 257 | 24.1 | 14.9 (9.8) |
   Medium-high | 198 | 22.2 | 14.0 (8.2) |
   High | 310 | 31.3 | 15.8 (8.8) |
Perceived crime (women)* | |||
   Low | 383 | 21.9 | 14.4 (8.7) |
   Medium | 335 | 17.3 | 14.0 (8.0) |
   Medium-high | 260 | 21.5 | 13.5 (8.1) |
   High | 367 | 32.2 | 14.9 (9.3) |