Table 1.
Unweighted baseline characteristics of the total sample, and by smoking status.
| Total Sample (n = 2062; 100%) |
Current Smoker (n = 586; 28.4%) |
Ex-Smoker (n = 369; 17.9%) |
Never Smoker (n = 1107; 53.7%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 51.8 ± 19.8 | 47.1 ± 17.2 | 58.4 ± 17.5 | 52.1 ± 21.1 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 1070 (51.9%) | 271 (46.2%) | 143 (38.8%) | 656 (59.3%) |
| Male | 992 (48.1%) | 315 (53.8%) | 226 (61.2%) | 451 (40.7%) |
| Education † | ||||
| High school equiv. | 479 (23.2%) | 110 (19.2%) | 85 (23.2%) | 284 (27.4%) |
| Adv. tech. college equiv. | 133 (6.5%) | 28 (4.9%) | 30 (8.2%) | 75 (7.2%) |
| Secondary school equiv. | 686 (33.3%) | 230 (40.1%) | 116 (31.7%) | 340 (32.8%) |
| Junior high school equiv. | 646 (31.3%) | 193 (33.6%) | 130 (35.5%) | 323 (31.1%) |
| No qualification | 33 (1.6%) | 13 (2.3%) | 5 (1.4%) | 15 (1.4.5%) |
| Household income | ||||
| >€5000/per month | 134 (6.5%) | 26 (4.4%) | 27 (7.3%) | 81 (7.3%) |
| €4000–5000/per month | 128 (6.2%) | 31 (5.3%) | 24 (6.5%) | 73 (6.6%) |
| €3000–4000/per month | 369 (17.9%) | 96 (16.4%) | 67 (18.2%) | 206 (18.6%) |
| €2000–3000/per month | 557 (27.0%) | 164 (28.0%) | 106 (28.7%) | 287 (25.9%) |
| €1000–2000/per month | 638 (30.9%) | 173 (29.5%) | 117 (31.7%) | 348 (31.4%) |
| <€1000/per month | 236 (11.4%) | 96 (16.4%) | 28 (7.6%) | 112 (10.1%) |
Data are presented as number (%), unless otherwise stated. † German equivalents to education levels listed in table from highest to lowest: high school equivalent = “Allgemeine Hochschulreife”, advanced technical college equivalent = “Fachhochschulreife”, secondary school equivalent = “Realschulabschluss”, junior high school equivalent = “Hauptschulabschluss”.