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Table 1 General characteristics of the sample and smoking behavior by age and gender *

From: Compliance and enforcement of a partial smoking ban in Lisbon taxis: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Gender	n	%
Male	249	99.6
Female	1	0.4
Nationality
Portuguese	246	98.4
Non-Portuguese	4	1.6
Work-shift
Day	115	46.0
Night	68	27.2
Both	67	26.8
Education**
4–6	135	54.0
7–9	65	26.0
10–11	26	10.4
12	23	9.2
Higher Education	1	0.4
Taxi sharing with colleague
Yes	178	71.2
No	72	28.8
Total	250	100
Age-Group	Smokers		Ex-smokers		Never-smokers		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
25–44	30	60.0	9	18.0	11	22.0	50	100
45–54	42	51.2	23	28.0	17	20.7	82	100
55–64	30	35.3	36	42.4	19	22.4	85	100
65–76	7	21.9	14	43.8	11	34.4	32	100
Total	109	43.8	82	32.9	58	23.3	249	100
Females
45–54	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	1	100
Total	109	43.6	82	32.8	59	23.6	250	100

* p = 0.005. ** Education in schooling years. In Portugal, since 1986, compulsory education is 9 years. Before 1986 it was 4–6 years.

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