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. 2007 Dec;16(6):410–416. doi: 10.1136/tc.2006.019539

Table 2 Prevalence (%) (SE) of current daily smokers, current intermittent smokers, former smokers (stopped smoking) and never smokers.

Daily smokers Intermittent smokers Former smokers (stopped) Never smokers Total (100.0%)
Men (n = 12 626)
Age
18–34 10.9 (0.6) 7.9 (0.5) 12.0 (0.6) 69.2 (0.9) (2847)
35–44 14.4 (0.8) 5.1 (0.5) 17.2 (0.8) 63.2 (1.0) (2171)
45–54 19.6 (0.8) 4.8 (0.5) 30.1 (1.0) 45.5 (1.1) (2271)
55–64 18.8 (0.8) 3.0 (0.3) 38.7 (1.0) 39.6 (1.0) (2556)
65–80 11.7 (0.6) 1.6 (0.2) 46.2 (1.0) 40.5 (0.9) (2496)
(Missing) (282)
Country of origin
Sweden 13.1 (0.3) 4.4 (0.2) 29.0 (0.4) 53.5 (0.5) (10,413)
Other countries 26.8 (1.2) 5.4 (0.6) 26.4 (1.2) 41.4 (1.3) (1337)
(Missing) (873)
Education
13– years 8.1 (0.5) 4.6 (0.3) 25.7 (0.7) 61.6 (0.8) (3672)
10–12 years 15.7 (0.7) 5.8 (0.4) 22.7 (0.8) 55.8 (1.0) (2702)
Up to 9 years 19.6 (0.6) 3.8 (0.3) 33.0 (0.7) 43.6 (0.7) (4863)
(Missing) (1386)
Economic stress
Never 11.8 (0.3) 3.7 (0.2) 30.5 (0.5) 53.9 (0.5) (9209)
Occasionally 21.2 (0.9) 6.4 (0.5) 23.3 (0.9) 49.0 (1.1) (2048)
Approximately every second month 29.1 (2.2) 8.0 (1.3) 22.6 (2.1) 40.3 (2.4) (412)
Every month 36.6 (2.2) 6.8 (1.2) 21.4 (1.9) 35.2 (2.2) (457)
(Missing) (497)
Daily snuff use
No 15.6 (0.4) 3.4 (0.2) 26.1 (0.4) 54.9 (0.5) (9543)
Yes 10.5 (0.6) 9.0 (0.6) 40.0 (1.0) 40.5 (1.0) (2312)
(Missing) (768)
Women (n = 15 131)
Age
18–34 16.2 (0.6) 7.9 (0.4) 11.5 (0.5) 64.4 (0.8) (3813)
35–44 18.3 (0.7) 5.2 (0.4) 18.5 (0.8) 58.0 (1.0) (2703)
45–54 24.7 (0.8) 4.4 (0.4) 28.3 (0.9) 42.7 (1.0) (2611)
55–64 20.3 (0.8) 3.5 (0.3) 29.7 (0.9) 46.4 (0.9) (2820)
65–80 11.6 (0.6) 1.5 (0.2) 24.5 (0.8) 62.3 (0.9) (2681)
(Missing) (503)
Country of origin
Sweden 17.4 (0.3) 4.7 (0.2) 22.2 (0.4) 55.7 (0.4) (12,437)
Other countries 20.7 (1.0) 5.3 (0.2) 17.1 (0.9) 56.9 (1.2) (1693)
(Missing) (1001)
Education
13– years 10.4 (0.4) 5.3 (0.3) 22.1 (0.6) 62.2 (0.7) (5159)
10–12 years 20.2 (0.7) 6.0 (0.4) 19.4 (0.7) 54.4 (0.9) (3116)
Up to 9 years 24.2 (0.6) 3.5 (0.3) 22.3 (0.6) 50.0 (0.7) (4793)
(Missing) (2063)
Economic stress
Never 14.4 (0.3) 4.3 (0.2) 22.7 (0.4) 58.6 (0.5) (10,375)
Occasionally 22.7 (0.8) 5.8 (0.5) 19.2 (0.8) 52.3 (1.0) (2666)
Approximately every second month 33.5 (1.9) 8.8 (1.1) 19.1 (1.6) 38.6 (1.9) (639)
Every month 39.0 (1.9) 5.1 (0.8) 20.2 (1.5) 35.7 (1.8) (681)
(Missing) (769)
Daily snuff use
No 17.7 (0.3) 4.6 (0.2) 21.0 (0.4) 56.7 (0.4) (13,726)
Yes 10.8 (1.7) 11.7 (1.7) 53.4 (2.8) 24.1 (2.4) (324)
(Missing) (1081)

Total number = 27 757.