Table 1 Sex and educational levels among the general population and among hardcore smokers from 2001 until 2012 (weighted data)
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General population | |||||||||||||
Total N | 11369 | 15536 | 16280 | 11626 | 16490 | 15370 | 12562 | 15879 | 16815 | 15992 | 15861 | 15590 | |
Sex (%) | Male | 48.8 % | 48.8 % | 48.8 % | 48.8 % | 48.8 % | 48.8 % | 48.8 % | 48.8 % | 49.5 % | 49.7 % | 49.2 % | 49.4 % |
Female | 51.2 % | 51.2 % | 51.2 % | 51.2 % | 51.2 % | 51.2 % | 51.2 % | 51.2 % | 50.5 % | 50.3 % | 50.8 % | 50.6 % | |
Education (%) | Low | 47.3 % | 47.1 % | 47.1 % | 47.6 % | 47.5 % | 47.1 % | 47.0 % | 47.2 % | 30.4 % | 28.1 % | 28.4 % | 26.5 % |
Medium | 31.9 % | 31.9 % | 31.7 % | 31.2 % | 31.6 % | 32.1 % | 32.5 % | 32.4 % | 40.6 % | 41.0 % | 39.7 % | 40.0 % | |
High | 20.8 % | 21.0 % | 21.2 % | 21.2 % | 20.9 % | 20.8 % | 20.5 % | 20.4 % | 29.0 % | 30.9 % | 31.9 % | 33.5 % | |
Hardcore smokers | |||||||||||||
Total N | 1386 | 1980 | 1926 | 1243 | 1737 | 1652 | 1335 | 1619 | 1678 | 1417 | 1219 | 1281 | |
Sex (%) | Male | 51.5 % | 52.2 % | 51.2 % | 52.3 % | 54.2 % | 53.0 % | 53.6 % | 52.4 % | 51.1 % | 49.9 % | 50.5 % | 48.2 % |
Female | 48.5 % | 47.8 % | 48.8 % | 47.7 % | 45.8 % | 47.0 % | 46.4 % | 47.6 % | 48.9 % | 50.1 % | 49.5 % | 51.8 % | |
Education (%) | Low | 57.9 % | 58.0 % | 58.1 % | 61.2 % | 62.6 % | 61.0 % | 60.9 % | 58.9 % | 45.6 % | 40.2 % | 41.5 % | 39.9 % |
Intermediate | 30.3 % | 30.0 % | 30.1 % | 28.8 % | 27.2 % | 29.6 % | 28.3 % | 31.1 % | 41.4 % | 44.5 % | 43.5 % | 43.6 % | |
High | 11.8 % | 12.0 % | 11.8 % | 10.0 % | 10.2 % | 9.4 % | 10.8 % | 10.1 % | 13.0 % | 15.2 % | 15.0 % | 16.5 % | |