Table 4. Smoking prevalence ratios based on measures of socioeconomic inequalities in education, household equivalent income, and employment status.
| Year | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRadj [95% CI] | DI [%] | PRadj [95% CI] | DI [%] | ||
| Education level (Primary versus Tertiary) | 2005 | 2.1 [1.8; 2.5] | 19.6 | 1.5 [1.2; 1.8] | 19.1 |
| 2007 | 2.7 [2.2; 3.3] | 27.1 | 1.7 [1.3; 2.1] | 24.9 | |
| 2008 | 2.6 [2.1; 3.2] | 24.6 | 1.5 [1.1; 1.9] | 20.5 | |
| Household equivalent income (1st quartile versus 4th quartile) | 2005 | 2.0 [1.7; 2.3] | 17.0 | 1.5 [1.2; 1.8] | 11.3 |
| 2007 | 2.2 [1.9; 2.7] | 22.9 | 2.0 [1.6; 2.5] | 18.5 | |
| 2008 | 2.0 [1.7; 2.4] | 23.0 | 1.6 [1.2; 2.0] | 12.3 | |
| Employment status (Unemployed versus employed) | 2005 | 1.8 [1.5; 2.1] | 36.7 | 1.2 [0.9; 1.7] | 28.9 |
| 2007 | 1.6 [1.3; 2.0] | 39.0 | 1.3 [1.0; 1.8] | 32.1 | |
| 2008 | 1.6 [1.3; 2.0] | 84.8 | 1.3 [1.0; 1.8] | 30.2 | |
Source: PSELL3/EU-SILC Survey 2005, 2007, and 2008
PRadj, prevalence ratio between the higher and lower statuses, adjusted for age; DI, disparity index (% of total smoking prevalence); CI, confidence interval.