Smoking among immigrant groups in metropolitan France: prevalence levels, male-to-female ratios and educational gradients

Table 1 Description of the study sample according to background characteristics (ages 18–70 years)

	Unweighted	Weighted
	Absolute number	Median age at survey	Median age at arrival in metropolitan France	Median duration of stay in France	% Low education^(a)	% High education^(b)	Percentage of daily smokers
Men
Reference group	8407	43			23.9	13.0	32.5
Migrants group
Maghrebins	251	40	20	20	41.2	11.8	41.1
Repatriates from north Africa	146	57	9	48	35.6	20.3	33.8
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa	147	39	22	15	34.1	18.5	18.7
Migrants from overseas french départements	137	38	18	24	34.9	7.8	21.5
Women
Reference group	10,356	44			28.8	13.5	26.5
Migrants group
Maghrebins	221	40	18	24	51.6	10.9	13.6
Repatriates from north Africa	181	58	10	48	37.5	13.9	21.5
Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa	196	34	19	13	41.0	12.7	18.8
Migrants from French overseas départements	169	38	19	20	24.2	9.3	14.8

^aLow education: below upper secondary education; ^bHigh education: at least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level

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