| Age (years) |
Mean (SD) (range) |
38.1 (15.4) (16–87) |
38.4 (15.2) (16–82) |
0.017 |
| School education |
n (%) Attended school at all |
171 (65.8) |
228 (87.7) |
<0.001 |
| n (%) Attended regularly after primary school |
115 (44.2) |
221 (85) |
<0.001 |
| Age (years) stopped attending school, mean (SD) |
12.6 (2.7) |
16.4 (1.5) |
<0.001 |
| Further education |
n (%) with any post‐16 education |
11 (4.2) |
164 (63) |
<0.001 |
| n (%) graduates or near equivalent |
0 (0) |
74 (28.5) |
|
| Smoking status |
n Current:ex:never |
147:46:60 miss 7 |
56:59:138 |
<0.001 |
| % Current, age 16–35 years |
64 |
26 |
|
| % Current, age 36–55 years |
54 |
20 |
|
| % Current, age 56–75 years |
38 |
9 |
|
| Main carer for ill or disabled relative |
n (%) (broken down by age of dependent relative: <16:17–64:⩾65 years) |
41 (15.8) (9:25:6) |
21 (8.1) (5:6:10) |
0.013 |
| Women: number of children |
Mean number of children (SD) (range) |
4.3 (3.6) (0–20) |
1.8 (1.4) (0–7) |
<0.001 |
| Men:number of children |
Mean number of children (SD) (range) |
5.2 (3.7) (1–18) |
2.6 (2) (1–13) |
<0.001 |
