Association between successful smoking cessation and changes in marital and job status and health behaviours: evidence from a 10-wave nationwide survey in Japan

Table 2 Prevalence of smoking at baseline and the final 3 waves (7 to 9-year follow-up)

	At wave 1 (baseline)		At wave 8–10 (7–9-year follow-up)			Drop-outs (C)
	Total (A = B + C)		Succeeded in quitting smoking^a		Total (B)	[C/A]
	Total (A = B + C)		Yes	No	Total (B)	[C/A]
Men	Smoking	7996	1413	3039	4452	3544
			(31.7%)	(68.3%)	(100%)	[44.3%]
	Not smoking	8323	5127	203	5330	2993
	Total	16,319	6540	3242	9782	6537
Women	Smoking	2253	363	831	1194	1059
			(30.4%)	(69.8%)	(100%)	[47.0%]
	Not smoking	14,850	9817	125	9942	4908
	Total	17,103	10,180	956	11,136	5967
Total	Smoking	10,249	1776	3870	5646	4603
			(31.5%)	(68.6%)	(100%)	[44.9%]
	Not smoking	23,173	14,944	328	15,272	7901
	Total	33,422	16,720	4198	20,918	12,504

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