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Table 1 Demographics and basic characteristics of the study population

From: The association of workplace smoke-free policies on individual smoking and quitting-related behaviours

 

Full (n/%)

2018 (n/%)

2019 (n/%)

Age

   

 16–29

12,179(41.8)

6228(43.9)

5951(39.8)

 30–39

12,852(44.1)

5932(41.8)

6920(46.3)

 40–49

3643(12.5)

1794(12.6)

1849(12.4)

 50 and above

474(1.6)

241(1.7)

233(1.6)

 Mean age (SD)

31.78 ± 7.112

31.60 ± 7.273

31.95 ± 6.951

Sex

   

 Male

13,622(46.7)

6408(45.1)

7214(48.2)

 Female

15,526(53.3)

7787(54.9)

7739(51.8)

Ethnicity

   

 Han

27,888(95.7)

13,594(95.8)

14,294(95.6)

 Others

1260(4.3)

601(4.2)

659(4.4)

Marriage

   

 Single

11,015(37.8)

5534(39.0)

5481(36.7)

 Married

17,448(59.9)

8491(59.8)

8957(59.9)

 Divorced or widowed

329(1.1)

170(1.2)

159(1.1)

Education attainment

   

 Middle school or lower

761(2.6)

476(3.4)

285(1.9)

 High school

3301(11.3)

2080(14.7)

1221(8.2)

 College

22,033(75.6)

10,374(73.1)

11,659(78.0)

 Master and above

3053(10.5)

1265(8.9)

1788(12.0)

Smoking

   

 Yes

5912(20.3)

2955(20.8)

2957(19.8)

 No

23,236(79.7)

11,240(79.2)

11,996(80.2)

Workplace SF policy

   

 Yes

21,275(73.0)

10,178(71.7)

11,097(74.2)

 No

7873(27.0)

4017(28.3)

3856(25.8)

Secondhand smoke exposure

   

 Never

13,858(47.5)

6429(45.3)

7429(49.7)

 1 to 3 days

8906(30.6)

4423(31.2)

4483(30.0)

 4 to 6 days per week

1931(6.6)

981(6.9)

950(6.4)

 Every day

4453(15.3)

2362(16.6)

2091(14.0)

Smoking harm awareness

   

 Yes

4375(15.0)

1779(12.5)

2596(17.4)

 No

24,772(85.0)

12,416(87.5)

12,356(82.6)

Job position

   

 Not administrative

19,449(66.7)

9458(66.6)

9991(66.8)

 Administrative

9699(33.3)

4737(33.4)

4962(33.2)