Table 2 Frequency distributions of demographic variables and GFS-participating country.
From: A cross-national analysis of demographic variation in daily smoking across 22 countries
Variable | Total sample (N = 202,898) | At-risk subsample (N = 38,290) |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
18–24 | 27,007 (13%) | 3,846 (10%) |
25–34 | 42,106 (21%) | 7,893 (21%) |
35–44 | 36,980 (18%) | 8,039 (21%) |
45–54 | 32,524 (16%) | 7,095 (19%) |
55–64 | 29,400 (14%) | 6,351 (17%) |
65–74 | 24,778 (12%) | 4,101 (11%) |
75–84 | 8,722 (4.3%) | 864 (2.3%) |
85 or older | 1,361 (0.7%) | 100 (0.3%) |
(Missing) | 20 (< 0.1%) | 2 (< 0.1%) |
Gender | ||
Male | 98,411 (49%) | 24,063 (63%) |
Female | 103,488 (51%) | 14,060 (37%) |
Other | 602 (0.3%) | 81 (0.2%) |
(Missing) | 397 (0.2%) | 87 (0.2%) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 107,354 (53%) | 18,569 (48%) |
Separated | 5,195 (2.6%) | 1,402 (3.7%) |
Divorced | 11,654 (5.7%) | 2,933 (7.7%) |
Widowed | 9,823 (4.8%) | 1,501 (3.9%) |
Single, never married | 52,115 (26%) | 9,874 (26%) |
Domestic Partner | 14,931 (7.4%) | 3,558 (9.3%) |
(Missing) | 1,826 (0.9%) | 453 (1.2%) |
Employment | ||
Employed for an employer | 78,815 (39%) | 17,122 (45%) |
Self-employed | 36,362 (18%) | 7,488 (20%) |
Retired | 29,303 (14%) | 4,571 (12%) |
Student | 10,726 (5.3%) | 1,257 (3.3%) |
Homemaker | 21,677 (11%) | 2,386 (6.2%) |
Unemployed and looking for a job | 16,790 (8.3%) | 3,410 (8.9%) |
None of these/Other | 8,431 (4.2%) | 1,895 (4.9%) |
(Missing) | 793 (0.4%) | 162 (0.4%) |
Religious service attendance | ||
More than 1/week | 26,537 (13%) | 4,068 (11%) |
1/week | 39,157 (19%) | 6,017 (16%) |
1–3/month | 19,749 (9.7%) | 4,138 (11%) |
A few times a year | 41,436 (20%) | 8,817 (23%) |
Never | 75,297 (37%) | 15,104 (39%) |
(Missing) | 722 (0.4%) | 146 (0.4%) |
Education | ||
Up to 8 years | 45,078 (22%) | 8,383 (22%) |
9–15 years | 115,097 (57%) | 24,116 (63%) |
16 + years | 42,578 (21%) | 5,768 (15%) |
(Missing) | 146 (< 0.1%) | 23 (< 0.1%) |
Immigration status | ||
Born in this country | 190,998 (94%) | 36,281 (95%) |
Born in another country | 9,791 (4.8%) | 1,493 (3.9%) |
(Missing) | 2,110 (1.0%) | 517 (1.3%) |
Country | ||
Argentina | 6,724 (3.3%) | 2,293 (6.0%) |
Australia | 3,844 (1.9%) | 483 (1.3%) |
Brazil | 13,204 (6.5%) | 2,785 (7.3%) |
Egypt | 4,729 (2.3%) | 1,085 (2.8%) |
Germany | 9,506 (4.7%) | 2,590 (6.8%) |
Hong Kong | 3,012 (1.5%) | 956 (2.5%) |
India | 12,765 (6.3%) | 1,484 (3.9%) |
Indonesia | 6,992 (3.4%) | 2,944 (7.7%) |
Israel | 3,669 (1.8%) | 882 (2.3%) |
Japan | 20,543 (10%) | 4,766 (12%) |
Kenya | 11,389 (5.6%) | 713 (1.9%) |
Mexico | 5,776 (2.8%) | 1,438 (3.8%) |
Nigeria | 6,827 (3.4%) | 368 (1.0%) |
Philippines | 5,292 (2.6%) | 1,214 (3.2%) |
Poland | 10,389 (5.1%) | 3,230 (8.4%) |
South Africa | 2,651 (1.3%) | 669 (1.7%) |
Spain | 6,290 (3.1%) | 2,082 (5.4%) |
Sweden | 15,068 (7.4%) | 1,858 (4.9%) |
Tanzania | 9,075 (4.5%) | 557 (1.5%) |
Türkiye | 1,473 (0.7%) | 789 (2.1%) |
United Kingdom | 5,368 (2.6%) | 928 (2.4%) |
United States | 38,312 (19%) | 4,176 (11%) |
