Table 2 Demographic and smoking behavioral characteristics of respondents, Reduced Ignition Propensity Survey, Ontario, Canada, 2005 (n = 596).
Basic demographics | n | (%) | Smoking behaviors | n | (% |
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Sex (one refused) | Cigarettes per day | ||||
Male | 283 | 54.9 | 1–10 | 189 | 32.5 |
Female | 312 | 45.1 | 11–20 | 248 | 41.3 |
Age category (years) | 21–30 | 119 | 19.5 | ||
18–24 | 58 | 14.2 | >31 | 40 | 6.7 |
25–39 | 170 | 31.7 | Minutes to first cigarette | ||
40–54 | 231 | 35.9 | 0–5 | 128 | 20.8 |
>55 | 137 | 18.2 | 6–30 | 233 | 38.5 |
Race/ethnicity | 31–60 | 126 | 21.3 | ||
White | 538 | 88.8 | >60 | 109 | 19.3 |
Other | 58 | 11.2 | Smoking behavior at home | ||
Never smoke inside | 228 | 40.9 | |||
SES indicators | Sometimes smoke inside | 169 | 28.6 | ||
Level of education | Always smoke inside | 199 | 30.6 | ||
Less than HS | 81 | 13.7 | |||
HS graduate | 215 | 35.5 | |||
Some university/technical | 179 | 30.3 | |||
University Graduate + | 121 | 20.5 | |||
Income (C$) | |||||
<30 000 | 127 | 23.3 | |||
30 000–60 000 | 161 | 29.1 | |||
60 000–90 000 | 143 | 28.2 | |||
>90 000 | 100 | 19.4 | |||
Refused | 40 | ||||
Type of residence | |||||
House | 455 | 76.6 | |||
Apartment | 120 | 20.5 | |||
Other | 18 | 2.9 | |||
Rent or own | |||||
Rent | 202 | 35.2 | |||
Own | 366 | 59.4 | |||
Other | 26 | 5.5 |
HS, high school; SES, socioeconomic status.
Percentages weighted to Ontario smoker population's age and gender.