Table 2.

Education and habits of the 50 045 participants in the GCS (2004–08), by age and sex^a

	Men, by age (years)			Women, by age (years)
	≤45	46–55	56+	≤45	46–55	56+	Total
Highest educational level
University/college	6.8	5.4	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.1	2.1
9–12 years at school	23.8	11.7	4.2	4.3	1.8	0.3	6.3
6–8 years	13.1	8.8	4.8	2.7	1.4	0.6	4.5
1–5 years	31.3	30.7	17.9	19.2	8.3	3.0	16.9
No schooling	25.0	43.4	71.4	72.9	88.1	96.0	70.2
Tobacco smoking
Current smoker	27.8	20.0	16.1	1.4	1.9	2.4	10.5
Ex-smoker	12.1	16.5	21.2	0.4	0.7	1.6	7.7
Never smoker	60.1	59.5	62.7	98.2	97.4	96.0	81.8
Nass chewing
Current	9.4	12.0	17.6	0.4	0.8	1.8	6.2
Ex-chewer	1.1	2.6	5.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	1.4
Never chewer	89.5	85.4	77.3	99.6	99.1	98.0	92.4
Alcohol drinking
Current	2.9	1.8	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
Ex-drinker	5.0	6.6	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7
Never drinker	92.1	91.6	92.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.6
Opium consumption
Current	22.9	23.0	22.2	4.7	7.2	9.3	13.7
Ex-user	3.8	6.4	7.6	0.6	0.8	2.1	3.3
Never user	73.3	70.6	70.2	94.7	92.0	88.6	83.0

^aAll data are column percentages.