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Table 1 General characteristics of the study population (n=222,242)

From: Household and area income levels are associated with smoking status in the Korean adult population

Characteristics

Men

Women

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

(n=57,411)

(n=45,713)

(n=65,664)

(n=53,454)

Age (years)

45.4± 15.1

52.8 ± 16.3

46.3 ± 16.1

55.4 ± 17.1

Smoking status

  

Never smokers

14,746 (27.2)

11,796 (26.4)

61,998 (94.6)

50,734 (94.8)

Former smokers

15,290 (24.7)

12,894 (24.8)

1,136 (1.7)

825 (1.6)

Current smokers

27,375 (48.1)

21,023 (48.8)

2,530 (3.7)

1,895 (3.6)

Household income (won)

  

3 million

20,695 (38.7)

9,187 (24.8)

22,628 (37.4)

9,533 (22.3)

<3 million

14,364 (25.6)

8,781 (22.1)

15,416 (24.0)

9,029 (19.6)

<2 million

13,843 (23.4)

12,110 (27.6)

15,092 (22.6)

12,364 (24.7)

<1 million

8,509 (12.3)

15,635 (25.5)

12,528 (16.0)

22,528 (33.4)

Marital status

    

Married/partnered

39,607 (65.3)

33,796 (67.8)

41,177 (62.1)

33,988 (63.8)

Never married/non-partnered

17,762 (34.7)

11,862 (32.2)

24,436 (37.9)

19,429 (36.2)

Family type

    

One generation

14,713 (22.3)

20,111 (34,2)

16,481 (21.8)

24,669 (36.9)

Two generation

36,532 (66.8)

19,462 (51.4)

40,532 (65.1)

20,912 (47.3)

Over three generation

6,161 (10.9)

6,139 (14.4)

8,643 (13.1)

7,871 (15.8)

Monthly alcohol intake

42,390 (75.5)

29,500 (67.9)

25,371 (40.7)

14,570 (31.1)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.9 ± 5.7

25.2 ± 12.2

23.4 ± 9.3

28.3 ± 20.3

Stress perception

17,049 (30.6)

10,152 (25.4)

18,559 (28.8)

13,051 (26.2)

Depressive mood perception

3,202 (5.4)

2,267 (5.2)

6,493 (9.8)

4,760 (9.2)

Self-rated health status (average or good)

28,017 (51.1)

20,269 (48.6)

26,939 (43.4)

17,664 (37.0)

  1. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) or unweighted number (weighted percent).
  2. Monthly drinking was defined as drinking alcohol at least once per month in the previous year. Self-rated health was categorized as average or good (very good, fairly good, and average) and poor (fairly poor and poor). Stress perception was measured with a 4-point scale and categorized as either high or low. Perception of depressive mood was categorized as either “yes” or “no”.