Table 1.
Smoking status at recruitment of 7988 women and 6967 men aged 45-64 years categorised by social class. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Smoking status | Social class | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I + II | IIIN | IIIM | IV + V | |
| Women: | n=1451 | n=1975 | n=1486 | n=3076 |
| Never smokers | 693 (47.8) | 933 (47.2) | 737 (49.6) | 1289 (41.9) |
| Current smokers | 623 (42.9) | 874 (44.3) | 653 (43.9) | 1585 (51.5) |
| Former smokers | 135 (9.3) | 168 (8.5) | 96 (6.5) | 202 (6.6) |
| Men: | n=1329 | n=829 | n=2813 | n=1996 |
| Never smokers | 306 (23.0) | 149 (18.0) | 418 (14.9) | 292 (14.6) |
| Current smokers | 620 (46.7) | 448 (54.0) | 1734 (61.6) | 1276 (63.9) |
| Former smokers | 403 (30.3) | 232 (28.0) | 661 (23.5) | 428 (21.4) |
IIIN=III non-manual. IIIM=III manual.