Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study population in 1994-2010
| Study year | Total number of respondents | Ever-smokers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | Gender | Age | Education | |||||
| Men (%) | Women (%) | 20-44 (%) | 45-64 (%) | Low (%) | High (%) | ||||
| 1994 | 1864 | 516 | 27.7 | 81.9 | 18.1 | 64.6 | 35.4 | 49.4 | 50.6 |
| 1996 | 2021 | 691 | 34.2 | 79.1 | 20.9 | 62.9 | 37.1 | 50.6 | 49.4 |
| 1998 | 1874 | 654 | 34.9 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 70.8 | 29.2 | 46.4 | 43.6 |
| 2000 | 2195 | 876 | 39.9 | 72.9 | 27.1 | 65.5 | 34.5 | 47.4 | 52.6 |
| 2002 | 1883 | 706 | 37.5 | 72.2 | 27.8 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 38.5 | 61.5 |
| 2004 | 1822 | 616 | 33.8 | 67.7 | 32.3 | 63.0 | 37.0 | 40.3 | 59.7 |
| 2006 | 1739 | 654 | 37.6 | 65.7 | 34.3 | 59.8 | 40.2 | 41.7 | 58.3 |
| 2008 | 1763 | 641 | 36.4 | 65.0 | 35.0 | 56.9 | 43.1 | 54.1 | 45.9 |
| 2010 | 2000 | 729 | 36.5 | 55.9 | 44.1 | 56.4 | 43.6 | 53.2 | 46.8 |
N – Number of ever smokers (daily smokers + ex-smokers).