Table 2.
Pre-ban survey wave | Post-ban survey wave | |||
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Fieldwork period | No. of smokers | Fieldwork period | No. of smokers | |
Ireland | December 2003 – January 2004 | 1,071 | December 2004 – January 2005 | 769 |
France | December 2006 – February 2007 | 1,735 | September 2008 – December 2008 | 1,231 |
The Netherlands | March 2008 – April 2008 | 2,072* | March 2009 – May 2009 | 1,632 |
Germany | July 2007 – November 2007 | 1,515 | July 2009 – October 2009 | 1,002 |
Total | 6,393 | 4,634 |
The ITC Netherlands Survey consisted of 2,224 smokers aged 15 years and older of whom 1,743 were followed up. Smokers aged 15 to 17 years were excluded from this study as the other countries only surveyed smokers aged 18 years and older.