Table 2. Smoking status, duration and cessation-related information by gender of the 3,021 Greek Cypriot adult participants of the cross-sectional household panel survey.

1: Never-smoker defined as not smoking at the time of the interview and not smoked <100 cigarettes/cigars/pipe in the past; Former smoker defined as not smoking at the time of the interview, but smoked >100 cigarettes/cigars/pipe in the past; light smoker defined as smoking between 1-10 cigarettes per day, moderate smoker defined as smoking between 11-19 cigarettes per day, and heavy smoker as smoking ≥20 cigarettes per day; Occasional smoker was defined as smoking occasionally; Short-term quitter defined as any former smoker who quit smoking less than one year prior to the survey and long-term quitter as any former smoker who quit smoking more than one year prior to the survey. 2: The specific questions were answered only by individuals who reported that they are currently smoking.