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Table 1 Adjusted smoking prevalence estimates (%) in the Polish immigrants (Pole survey) and in the general Irish population in Dublin (OTC survey), July–August 2007

From: Smoking characteristics of Polish immigrants in Dublin

 

POLE Survey (n = 1,375) %

(95% CI)

OTC Survey (n = 484) %

(95% CI)

't' test (mean difference)

Overall (age-sex adjusted)

47.6 (47.3; 48.0)

27.8 (27.2; 28.4)

p < 0.001

Gender (age-adjusted)

   

   Males

50.9 (50.5; 51.3)

27.4 (26.5; 28.2)

p < 0.001

   Females

39.8 (39.5; 40.2)

28.3 (27.6; 29.0)

p < 0.001

<19 year olds

   

   Males

20.0 (6.0; 66.8)

5.9 (0.6; 61.3)

p < 0.001

   Females

8.3 (0.9; 77.7)

12.5 (2.4; 64.7)

p < 0.001

19–40 year olds

   

   Males

51.6 (35.6; 74.8)

42.5 (18.1; 99.9)

p < 0.001

   Females

40.6 (20.7; 79.7)

32.4 (15.6; 67.2)

p < 0.001

>40 year olds

   

   Males

50.0 (41.8; 59.8)

16.4 (11.0; 24.5)

p < 0.001

   Females

41.1 (29.7; 57.2)

26.9 (19.7; 36.7)

p < 0.001