Table 3 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics between currently smoking and currently not smoking Polish immigrants (n = 1,375)
From: Smoking characteristics of Polish immigrants in Dublin
Variables | Currently smoking (n = 645) | Currently not smoking (n = 730) | Pearson χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||
Gender (n = 1,295) | p = 0.0002 | ||||
Male | 421 | 51.4 | 398 | 48.6 | |
Female | 193 | 40.5 | 283 | 59.5 | |
Age (n = 1,319) | p = 0.007 | ||||
<19 years | 19 | 33.3 | 38 | 66.7 | |
19–40 years | 395 | 45.6 | 472 | 54.4 | |
>40 years | 208 | 52.7 | 187 | 47.3 | |
Marital status (n = 1,287) | p = 0.03 | ||||
Not single | 213 | 50.8 | 206 | 49.2 | |
Single | 385 | 44.4 | 483 | 55.6 | |
Education (n = 1,369) | p < 0.0001 | ||||
Primary | 131 | 59.0 | 91 | 41.0 | |
Secondary | 379 | 48.8 | 397 | 51.2 | |
Graduates/Higher | 132 | 35.6 | 239 | 64.4 | |
Employment (n = 1,271) | p = 0.047 | ||||
Employed | 541 | 48.6 | 573 | 51.4 | |
Unemployed | 63 | 40.1 | 94 | 59.9 | |
Salary (n = 1,178) | p = 0.03 | ||||
<€20,000 | 119 | 41.2 | 170 | 58.2 | |
€20–39,999 | 401 | 50.1 | 400 | 49.9 | |
>=€40,000 | 44 | 50.0 | 44 | 50.0 | |
Duration of stay (n = 1,356) | p < 0.0001 | ||||
<1 year | 183 | 38.9 | 287 | 61.1 | |
1–2 years | 106 | 48.2 | 114 | 51.8 | |
>2 years | 345 | 51.8 | 321 | 48.2 | |
Year of arrivals (n = 1,375) | p = 0.0007 | ||||
2006 and earlier | 407 | 50.8 | 395 | 49.2 | |
2007 | 238 | 41.5 | 335 | 58.5 | |