Table 1.
Description of the study sample according to background characteristics (ages 18–70 years)
| Unweighted | Weighted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute number | Median age at survey | Median age at arrival in metropolitan France | Median duration of stay in France | % Low education(a) | % High education(b) | Percentage of daily smokers | |
| Men | |||||||
| Reference group | 8407 | 43 | 23.9 | 13.0 | 32.5 | ||
| Migrants group | |||||||
| Maghrebins | 251 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 41.2 | 11.8 | 41.1 |
| Repatriates from north Africa | 146 | 57 | 9 | 48 | 35.6 | 20.3 | 33.8 |
| Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa | 147 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 34.1 | 18.5 | 18.7 |
| Migrants from overseas french départements | 137 | 38 | 18 | 24 | 34.9 | 7.8 | 21.5 |
| Women | |||||||
| Reference group | 10,356 | 44 | 28.8 | 13.5 | 26.5 | ||
| Migrants group | |||||||
| Maghrebins | 221 | 40 | 18 | 24 | 51.6 | 10.9 | 13.6 |
| Repatriates from north Africa | 181 | 58 | 10 | 48 | 37.5 | 13.9 | 21.5 |
| Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa | 196 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 41.0 | 12.7 | 18.8 |
| Migrants from French overseas départements | 169 | 38 | 19 | 20 | 24.2 | 9.3 | 14.8 |
aLow education: below upper secondary education; bHigh education: at least a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level