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. 2006 May;60(5):405–411. doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.040345

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and smoking status of South Asian community participants. Values are numbers (percentages) of participants.

Bangladeshi (n = 41) Pakistani (n = 32)
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)