Table 2. Change in the overall smoking prevalence in Luxembourg among men from 2005 to 2008.

Men	2005 (n = 3,705)	2007 (n = 3,891)	2008 (n = 3,760)	Change, 2005 to 2008, % [95% CI]	p*
All	27.1	21.6	20.5	-24.2 [-30.2; -17.7]	<0.0001
Age (years)
16–24	30.8	25.9	25.9	-15.9 [-31.0; 2.5]	0.0264
25–34	36.1	28.0	29.8	-17.4 [-29.3; -3.6]	0.0023
35–49	28.4	23.2	20.6	-27.4 [-37.1; -16.2]	<0.0001
50–64	23.0	18.5	18.4	-20.0 [-33.9; -3.1]	0.0061
≥65	16.2	11.8	8.2	-49.5 [-63.8; -29.6]	<0.0001
Marital status
Never married	31.1	25.8	26.1	-15.9 [-26.1; -4.4]	0.0016
Married	23.1	18.2	16.4	-29.0 [-37.1; -19.9]	<0.0001
Divorced/Separated	45.6	37.4	34.8	-23.7 [-38.9; -4.9]	0.0052
Widowed	22.3	14.1	12.2	-45.4 [-71.2; 3.7]	0.0204
Education level
Primary	34.5	29	26.4	-23.6 [-33.7; -12.0]	<0.0001
Secondary	27.1	22.5	21.8	-19.8 [-28.2; -10.3]	<0.0001
Tertiary	18.7	12.3	12.5	-33.1 [-46.6; -16.1]	<0.0001
Household equivalent income
1st quartile	35.8	29.6	27.9	-21.9 [-32.0; -10.4]	<0.0001
2nd quartile	27.8	23.9	23.0	-17.4 [-29.4; -3.3]	0.0057
3rd quartile	27.0	20.5	18.1	-33.0 [-43.6; -20.5]	<0.0001
4th quartile	18.2	13.2	14.0	-22.9 [-37.2; -5.5]	0.0019
Employment status
Employed	29.7	24	22.8	-23.3 [-30.6; -15.1]	<0.0001
Self-employed	27.7	19.6	17.8	-35.6 [-56.7; -4.0]	0.0089
Unemployed	59.2	45.1	53.9	-8.9 [-27.7; 14.7]	0.1457
Retired, disabled	19.6	15.2	11.9	-39.1 [-51.4; -23.8]	<0.0001
Student, apprentice	18.4	16.3	17.4	-5.3 [-30.9; 30.0]	0.3223
Other	35.2	32.5	22.7	-35.6 [-69.5; 35.9]	0.1397

Source: PSELL3/EU-SILC Survey 2005, 2007, and 2008

*p values were calculated using the Cochran-Armitage trend test.