Table 1 Participant characteristics by smoking behaviours
Participant characteristics | Smoking initiation | Â | Moderate-heavy smokers | Â | Smoking cessation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never | Smokers | Â | No | Yes | Â | Stopped smoking | Still smoke | |
n = 2408 (37.7%) | n = 3974 (62.3%) |  | n = 3436 (86.5%) | n = 538 (13.5%) |  | n = 3082 (77.5%) | n = 892 (22.5%) | |
Age (years) | 64.6 (9.4) | 65.5 (9.5) | Â | 66.2 (9.5) | 60.8 (7.6) | Â | 66.4 (9.6) | 62.4 (8.2) |
Gender, men | 905 (37.6) | 2142 (53.9) | Â | 1885 (54.9) | 257 (47.8) | Â | 1716 (55.7) | 426 (47.8) |
Poor self-rated health | 398 (16.5) | 1006 (25.3) | Â | 821 (23.9) | 185 (34.4) | Â | 694 (22.5) | 312 (35.0) |
Currently married | 1707 (70.9) | 2745 (69.1) | Â | 2415 (70.3) | 330 (61.3) | Â | 2205 (71.5) | 540 (60.5) |
Accumulated wealth | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
High | 982 (40.8) | 1333 (33.5) | Â | 1239 (36.1) | 94 (17.5) | Â | 1164 (37.8) | 169 (18.9) |
Mid | 784 (32.6) | 1175 (29.6) | Â | 1033 (30.1) | 142 (26.4) | Â | 943 (30.6) | 232 (26.0) |
Low | 642 (26.7) | 1466 (36.9) | Â | 1164 (33.9) | 302 (56.1) | Â | 975 (31.6) | 491 (55.0) |
Completed schooling (years) | 14.3 (3.7) | 13.7 (3.7) | Â | 13.8 (3.8) | 13.2 (3.5) | Â | 13.9 (3.8) | 13.0 (3.5) |