Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the target respondents
From: Differences in spousal influence on smoking cessation by gender and education among Japanese couples
Men (n =708) | Women (n =293) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age | ||||
20-29 | 26 | 3.7 | 20 | 6.8 |
30-39 | 226 | 31.9 | 128 | 43.7 |
40-49 | 343 | 48.5 | 129 | 44.0 |
50 or older | 113 | 16.0 | 16 | 5.5 |
Presence of children (at least one more child) | ||||
Presence | 587 | 82.9 | 243 | 82.9 |
Absence | 121 | 17.1 | 50 | 17.1 |
Couples’ educational combinations | ||||
Both spouses were low educated (LOW & low) | 133 | 18.8 | 80 | 27.3 |
Target’s education was low and counterpart’s was high (LOW & high) | 88 | 12.4 | 59 | 20.1 |
Target’s education was high and counterpart’s was low (HIGH & low) | 88 | 12.4 | 38 | 13.0 |
Both spouses were high educated (HIGH & high) | 399 | 56.4 | 116 | 39.6 |
Target’s smoking status & Counterpart’s smoking status | ||||
Continued smoking & Continued smoking | 113 | 16.0 | 112 | 38.2 |
Continued smoking & Non-smokinga | 301 | 42.5 | 31 | 10.6 |
Quit smoking after marriage & Continued smoking | 29 | 4.1 | 109 | 37.2 |
Quit smoking after marriage & Non-smokinga | 265 | 37.4 | 41 | 14.0 |