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Table 1 Prevalence (%) of tobacco smoking, demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, emotional support, instrumental support, generalized trust in other people, social participation and sexual orientation

From: Sexual orientation, social capital and daily tobacco smoking: a population-based study

 

Men (n = 11,084)

Women (n = 13,264)

Total (n = 24,348)

Daily smoking

11.9

14.8

13.5

Age

   

18-24

8.6

9.7

9.2

25-34

13.2

15.3

14.3

35-44

17.3

18.4

17.9

45-54

18.2

19.4

18.8

55-64

21.4

19.5

20.4

65-80

21.4

17.8

19.5

Born in other country than Sweden

12.0

12.2

12.1

Socioeconomic status (SES)

   

High non-manual

11.2

9.0

10.0

Medium non-manual

13.1

18.1

15.8

Low non-manual

5.1

10.3

8.0

Skilled bluecollar

11.2

9.1

10.1

Unskilled bluecollar

11.7

11.3

11.5

Employer/farmer

8.0

3.9

5.8

Early retired

2.8

4.1

3.5

Unemployed

3.0

3.4

3.2

Student

5.1

7.0

6.1

Pensioner

23.1

18.8

20.8

No information on SES

4.8

3.5

4.1

Long term sick leave

0.8

1.3

1.1

Low emotional support

35.6

28.4

31.7

Low instrumental support

26.8

21.4

23.8

Low trust

32.8

34.4

33.7

Low social participation

40.3

35.8

37.9

Sexual orientation

   

Heterosexual

96.9

97.0

97.0

Bisexual

1.1

1.5

1.3

Homosexual

0.8

0.6

0.7

Other

1.1

0.9

1.0

  1. Men (n = 11,084), women (n = 13,264), and total (n = 24,348). The public health survey in Skåne 2008.