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. 2012 Jul 23;9(7):2520–2536. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9072520

Table 2.

Percentage of adults ≥15 years old, by place of residence, gender and smoking status, GATS Brazil, 2008.

Gender and smoking status Brazil Place of residence
Urban Rural
% [95% Confidence Interval] % [95% Confidence Interval] % [95% Confidence Interval]
Overall
Current tobacco smoker 1 17.2 [16.7–17.7] 16.6 [16.1–17.1] 20.3 [19.1–21.7]
Daily smoker 15.1 [14.6–15.5] 14.5 [14.0–15.0] 18.0 [16.8–19.3]
Occasional Smoker 2.1 [1.9–2.3] 2.1 [1.9–2.3] 2.3 [1.9–2.9]
Occasional Smoker, formerly daily 0.9 [0.8–1.0] 0.9 [0.8–1.0] 0.9 [0.7–1.2]
Occasional Smoker, never daily 1.2 [1.1–1.4] 1.2 [1.1–1.3] 1.4 [1.1–1.9]
Non-smoker 82.8 [82.3–83.3] 83.4 [82.9–83.9] 79.6 [78.3–80.9]
Former daily smoker 14.1 [13.7–14.5] 13.9 [13.5–14.4] 15.0 [13.9–16.1]
Never daily smoker 68.7 [68.1–69.3] 69.5 [68.8–70.1] 64.7 [63.1–66.2]
Former occasional smoker 4.1 [3.8–4.3] 4.1 [3.9–4.4] 3.9 [3.3–4.6]
Never smoker 64.7 [64.0–65.3] 65.3 [64.7–66.0] 60.8 [59.1–62.5]
Male
Current tobacco smoker 1 21.6 [20.8–22.3] 20.6 [19.8–21.4] 26.3 [24.4–28.3]
Daily smoker 18.9 [18.2–19.6] 18.0 [17.2–18.8] 23.3 [21.5–25.2]
Occasional Smoker 2.7 [2.4–2.9] 2.6 [2.3–2.9] 3.0 [2.4–3.9]
Occasional Smoker, formerly daily 1.0 [0.9–1.2] 1.0 [0.8–1.2] 1.1 [0.7–1.6]
Occasional Smoker, never daily 1.6 [1.4–1.9] 1.6 [1.4–1.8] 1.9 [1.4–2.7]
Non-smoker 78.4 [77.6–79.2] 79.4 [78.6–80.2] 73.7 [71.7–75.6]
Former daily smoker 17.2 [16.6–17.9] 17.1 [16.4–17.9] 17.8 [16.3–19.3]
Never daily smoker 61.2 [60.3–62.1] 62.3 [61.3–63.2] 55.9 [53.8–57.9]
Former occasional smoker 4.2 [3.8–4.5] 4.3 [3.9–4.7] 3.6 [2.9–4.5]
Never smoker 57.0 [56.1–57.9] 58.0 [57.0–59.0] 52.2 [50.1–54.4]
Female
Current tobacco smoker 1 13.1 [12.6–13.7] 13.1 [12.5–13.7] 13.5 [11.9–15.1]
Daily smoker 11.5 [11.0–12.1] 11.5 [10.9–12.0] 11.9 [10.5–13.5]
Occasional Smoker 1.6 [1.4–1.8] 1.6 [1.4–1.8] 1.5 [1.1–2.2]
Occasional Smoker, formerly daily 0.7 [0.6–0.9] 0.7 [0.6–0.9] 0.7 [0.4–1.2]
Occasional Smoker, never daily 0.8 [0.7–1.0] 0.8 [0.7–1.0] 0.9 [0.6–1.3]
Non-smoker 86.9 [86.3–87.4] 86.9 [86.3–87.5] 86.5 [84.8–88.1]
Former daily smoker 11.2 [10.7–11.7] 11.1 [10.6–11.7] 11.7 [10.2–13.4]
Never daily smoker 75.7 [74.9–76.4] 75.8 [75.0–76.6] 74.8 [72.6–76.9]
Former occasional smoker 4.0 [3.7–4.4] 4.0 [3.7–4.3] 4.2 [3.2–5.4]
Never smoker 71.7 [70.9–72.4] 71.8 [71.0–72.6] 70.7 [68.4–72.8]

Note: 1 Current smoker includes both daily and occasional (less than daily) smoker.