| | | Germany | Greece | Poland | Sweden | UK |
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| | n | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 |
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Age (in years) | Mean | 40.2 | 38.2 | 40.3 | 39.7 | 39.2 |
| | SD | 11.89 | 10.99 | 12.60 | 11.99 | 11.98 |
Sex | Female | 51% | 58% | 60% | 58% | 55% |
Marital status b
| Any (married) | 64% (49%) | 68 (58%) | 67% (60%) | 63% (58%) | 58% (42%) |
Smoking status a
| Daily smokers | 26.0% | 40.4% | 28.0% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| | Hard-core smokers | 7.6% | 24.6% | 18.9% | 16.0% | 17.2% |
| | Occasional smokers | 7.1% | 8.4% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 4.8% |
| | quitters | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% |
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a Smoking status was assessed by asking "Have you smoked cigarettes in the last six months?" with the response pattern (a) at least one cigarette per day for daily smokers, (b) occasionally for occasional smokers and (c) no, no cigarettes for non-smokers. To further confirm the status we asked "And is this the status today?" with people indicating "no" being categorized as quitters. Participants were asked when they smoke their first cigarette in the morning and are considered hard-core smokers when this happens in the first 5 minutes after waking.
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b Marital status: any = living in any relationship; married = being married
