Table 1.
Characteristics of adult smokers in the sample* (n =14,975)
| Characteristic | Canada
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Australia
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United Kingdom
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United States
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Females | 54.6 | (2012) | 52.7 | (1783) | 56.1 | (2038) | 56.2 | (2401) |
| Males | 45.4 | (1675) | 47.3 | (1598) | 43.9 | (1596) | 43.8 | (1872) |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 18–24 | 14.4 | (531) | 16.0 | (540) | 8.5 | (308) | 13.4 | (573) |
| 25–39 | 31.3 | (1155) | 36.2 | (1223) | 32.9 | (1194) | 29.1 | (1245) |
| 40–54 | 36.3 | (1337) | 33.5 | (1132) | 34.1 | (1241) | 35.2 | (1506) |
| 55+ | 18.0 | (664) | 14.4 | (486) | 24.5 | (891) | 22.2 | (949) |
| Education | ||||||||
| Low | 47.1 | (1738) | 65.7 | (2221) | 63.1 | (2293) | 44.3 | (1895) |
| Moderate | 39.1 | (1441) | 20.4 | (690) | 24.2 | (881) | 40.9 | (1746) |
| High | 13.8 | (508) | 13.9 | (470) | 12.7 | (460) | 14.8 | (632) |
| Income | ||||||||
| Not provided | 7.6 | (282) | 5.9 | (200) | 9.1 | (329) | 5.5 | (234) |
| Low | 29.1 | (1073) | 27.7 | (938) | 30.6 | (1111) | 37.6 | (1606) |
| Moderate | 34.8 | (1283) | 33.7 | (1139) | 32.9 | (1194) | 34.5 | (1476) |
| High | 28.5 | (1049) | 32.7 | (1104) | 27.5 | (1000) | 22.4 | (957) |
| Minority status | ||||||||
| Other | 88.9 | (3277) | 86.7 | (2930) | 95.2 | (3458) | 78.4 | (3348) |
| Identified minority | 11.1 | (410) | 13.3 | (451) | 4.8 | (176) | 21.6 | (925) |
| CPD | ||||||||
| Mean | 16.4 | (3687) | 17.9 | (3381) | 16.9 | (3634) | 18.1 | (4273) |
| SD | 9.7 | 12.9 | 10.7 | 11.6 | ||||
| Prior quit attempts | ||||||||
| Attempt in past year | 46.4 | (1710) | 45.7 | (1544) | 38.8 | (1411) | 43.8 | (1871) |
| No attempt | 53.6 | (1977) | 54.3 | (1837) | 61.2 | (2223) | 56.2 | (2402) |
*
Adult smokers were defined as 18 years or older, smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their life, and smoked at least once in the past 30 days at recruitment.
CPD, cigarettes per day; SD, standard deviation