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Table 2 Prevalence of smoking (95% CI) by sex and age group among physicians in Estonia (population estimates)

From: Cigarette smoking and smoking-attributable diseases among Estonian physicians: a cross-sectional study

Sex

Age

Never smokers

Ex-smokers

Occasional smokers

Daily smokers

Male

≤ 40

74.9 (69.6–80.2)

12.7 (8.7–16.8)

3.2 (1.0–5.3)

9.2 (5.6–12.8)

 

41–50

52.6 (46.4–58.9)

35.9 (29.8–41.9)

1.7 (0.1–3.4)

9.8 (6.1–13.5)

 

51–60

41.5 (35.5–47.5)

35.2 (29.4–41.0)

7.2 (4.1–10.3)

16.1 (11.6–20.5)

 

≥ 61

43.5 (38.2–48.9)

42.3 (37.0–47.7)

0.0 (0.0–2.2)

14.1 (10.2–18.0)

 

Total

53.0 (50.0–56.0)

31.5 (28.7–34.2)

3.1 (2.0–4.2)

12.4 (10.4–14.4)

Female

≤ 40

85.0 (83.0–87.0)

11.1 (9.3–12.9)

1.5 (0.8–2.2)

2.4 (1.6–3.3)

 

41–50

77.5 (75.0–80.1)

17.0 (14.7–19.3)

2.0 (1.2–2.9)

3.5 (2.4–4.6)

 

51–60

66.8 (64.3–69.3)

24.1 (21.8–26.4)

1.1 (0.5–1.7)

8.0 (6.5–9.4)

 

≥ 61

70.5 (68.1–72.9)

23.2 (21.0–25.4)

0.7 (0.3–1.2)

5.6 (4.4–6.8)

 

Total

74.5 (73.3–75.7)

19.2 (18.1–20.3)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

5.0 (4.4–5.6)

Total

 

69.7 (68.5–70.9)

21.9 (20.9–23.0)

1.7 (1.4–2.0)

6.7 (6.0–7.3)