Table 1 Transition matrix showing probabilities of movement from one state to another in the cycle of smoking behavior
Current year | Next year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Never smoker | Current smoker | Former smoker | Death | |
Never-smoker (NS) | 1-initiation-pdyinga (NS) | Initiation | 0 | pdyinga (NS) |
Current-smoker (CS) | 0 | 1-cessation-pdyinga (CS) | cessation | pdyinga (CS) |
Former-smoker (XS) | 0 | relapse | 1-relapse-pdyinga (XS) | pdyinga (XS) |
Death | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |