Table 1 Descriptive statistics. People who ever smoke daily, currently smoke daily, and formerly smoked daily, 20 years or older. Pooled data file 2017–2020. n = 874
People who ever smoke daily (A + B) % (n) | People who currently smoke daily (unsuccessful quitters, A)a % (n) | People who formerly smoked daily (successful quitters, B)b % (n) | Pearson’s Chi-square/t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n | 874 | 476 | 398 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 53.0 (463) | 51.9 (247) | 54.3 (216) | |
Female | 47.0 (411) | 48.1 (229) | 45.7 (182) | 0.483 |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 50.3 (14.2) | 51.7 (13.4) | 48.7 (15.0) | 0.002 |
Education | ||||
Primary/Secondary | 78.6 (667) | 81.8 (377) | 74.7 (290) | |
Tertiary | 21.4 (182) | 18.2 (84) | 25.3 (98) | 0.013 |
Age at onset of smoking, mean (SD) | 17.9 (5.4) | 17.8 (5.5) | 18.0 (5.3) | 0.695 |
Cigarettes per day, mean (SD) | 13.1 (7.4) | 11.7 (6.3) | 14.8 (8.2) | 0.000 |
No method used | 44.1 (385) | 47.2 (224) | 40.5 (161) | 0.098 |
Used snus | 18.6 (162) | 12.2 (58) | 26.1 (104) | 0.000 |
Used NRT | 18.7 (163) | 21.7 (103) | 15.1 (60) | 0.013 |
Used prescription medication | 9.2 (80) | 10.7 (51) | 7.3 (29) | 0.078 |
Used e-cigarettes | 17.2 (150) | 17.7 (84) | 16.6 (66) | 0.667 |
Used health service | 9.6 (84) | 11.0 (52) | 8.0 (32) | 0.147 |
Used web/mobile | 9.2 (80) | 6.7 (32) | 12.1 (48) | 0.007 |
Unplanned (vs planned) | 35.5 (309) | 32.3 (153) | 39.3 (156) | 0.031 |
Abrupt (vs gradual) | 71.7 (626) | 68.2 (324) | 75.9 (302) | 0.012 |