Table 1.

Sample characteristics at each wave-to-wave transition (weighted).

	Wave 1 – 2 n=1,671	Wave 2 – 3 n=1,317	Wave 3 – 4 n=1,335	Wave 4 – 5 n=1,190	Wave 5 – 6 n=1,264	Wave 6 – 7 n=1,268
Age
18-24	15.7%	11.3%	9.6%	7.6%	7.4%	5.0%
25-39	35.4%	32.4%	31.8%	32.3%	29.9%	29.7%
40-54	33.7%	36.9%	36.4%	36.8%	37.1%	39.3%
55+	15.2%	19.4%	22.1%	23.4%	25.6%	26.1%
Gender
Female	44.7%	46.6%	47.6%	47.7%	46.4%	47.3%
SES
Low	28.9%	33.6%	31.4%	29.3%	29.7%	26.9%
Moderate	56.4%	52.7%	54.2%	55.0%	54.2%	55.2%
High	14.8%	13.7%	14.4%	15.8%	16.2%	17.9%
Region
Metro	61.9%	59.8%	60.3%	61.3%	61.2%	62.8%
HSI
Low	8.8%	11.0%	9.9%	13.2%	7.8%	8.7%
Moderate	53.6%	54.5%	56.2%	53.9%	58.2%	55.9%
High	37.7%	34.6%	33.9%	33.0%	34.0%	35.4%

Notes: HSI = Heaviness of Smoking Index.