Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents, by changes in cigarette smoking (Raw numbers)

Population Subgroup

Jewish and Other

Arab

7.7% (23)

2.4% (2)

81.6% (244)

89.4% (76)

10.7% (32)

8.2% (7)

77.9% (299)

22.1% (85)

0.19

Sex

Female

Male

10.7% (15)

3.9% (10)

77.9% (109)

87.2% (225)

11.4% (16)

8.9% (23)

35.2% (140)

64.8% (258)

0.004

Age Category

18–39

7.8% (8)

75.7% (78)

16.5% (17)

27.3% (103)

0.003

40–59

60+

8.0% (14)

3.1% (3)

82.4% (145)

92.9% (91)

9.7% (17)

4.1% (4)

46.7% (176)

26.0% (98)

Religion

Jewish

Muslim

Christian

Other

8.2% (23)

2.9% (2)

0.0% (0)

0.0% (0)

80.7% (225)

88.6% (62)

93.3% (14)

95.0% (19)

11.1% (31)

8.6% (6)

6.7% (1)

5.0% (1)

72.7% (279)

18.2% (70)

3.9% (15)

5.2% (20)

0.29

Marital/Partnership Status

Married/Living with Partner

7.4% (21)

82.7% (234)

9.9% (28)

72.9% (283)

0.43

Divorced

Separated

Widowed

Single

2.3% (1)

0.0% (0)

9.1% (1)

4.1% (2)

90.7% (39)

100.0% (2)

90.9% (10)

83.7% (41)

7.0% (3)

0.0% (0)

0.0% (0)

12.2% (6)

11.1% (43)

0.5% (2)

2.8% (11)

12.6% (49)

Income (Relative to Average Monthly Income of NIS 14,800)

Lower

Average/Higher

6.7% (8)

6.3% (12)

84.0% (100)

82.2% (157)

9.2% (11)

11.5% (22)

38.4% (119)

61.6% (191)

0.74

Are there children living with you

Yes

7.5 (17)

81.9% (186)

10.6% (24)

61.2% (227)

0.25

No

4.9 (7)

86.1% (124)

9.0% (13)

38.8% (144)