Table 1 Demographic characteristics and smoking status of South Asian community participants. Values are numbers (percentages) of participants.
Bangladeshi (n = 41) | Pakistani (n = 32) | |
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Age (years) | ||
18–29 | 14 (34) | 12 (38) |
30–49 | 22 (54) | 14 (44) |
50+ | 5 (12) | 6 (19) |
Men | 29 (70) | 24 (75) |
Women | 12 (30) | 8 (25) |
Household tenure | ||
Owned | 16 (39) | 13 (43) |
Rented | 25 (61) | 19 (57) |
Age left full time education (years) | ||
Did not attend school | 0 | 2 (7) |
Under 16 | 10 (24) | 5 (17) |
16 | 18 (43) | 12 (37) |
17–18 | 10 (24) | 11 (33) |
over 18 | 3 (30) | 2 (7) |
Smoking status | ||
Current smoker | 32 (78) | 23 (73) |
Non‐smoker | 9 (22) | 9 (27) |