Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the French and the UK samples
| France | UK | |
|---|---|---|
| Age groups, K–S test p value = 0.17 | ||
| 18–24 | 10.8% | 14.9% |
| 25–34 | 15,5% | 15.3% |
| 35–44 | 18.9% | 15.8% |
| 45–54 | 15.9% | 13.9% |
| 55–59 | 9.5% | 6.3% |
| 60–64 | 7.7% | 8.2% |
| 65+ | 21.7% | 25.6% |
| Female, p value <0.01 | 43,8% | 52.8% |
| Missing | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Smoking status, K–S test p value = 0.06 | ||
| Never smoker | 44.7% | 50.1% |
| Former smoker | 29.4% | 24.6% |
| Current (tried quitting) | 16.7% | 15.3% |
| Current (not tried quitting) | 8.5% | 5.5% |
| Refused to answer | 0.7% | 4.5% |
| Has children, p value <0.01 | ||
| Yes | 70.9% | 64.9% |
| Social gradesa, K–S test p value <0.01 | ||
| AB (upper middle class and middle class/executive) | 24.2% | 20.9% |
| C1 (lower middle class/employee) | 16.7% | 12.0% |
| C2 (skilled working class/farmer, craftsmen) | 4.6% | 32.3% |
| D (working class/workers) | 12.9% | 20.6% |
| E (non-working, retired, student) | 41.6% | 14.2% |
| Education level, K–S test p value <0.01 | ||
| University degree | 41.53% | 25.79% |
| A-level/Bac | 17.57% | 16.87% |
| Vocational education/CAP | 27.88% | 10.58% |
| No formal qualification-GCSE/BEPC | 11.58 | 36.54% |
| Other, still studying, don’t know | 1.44% | 10.23% |
| Income in quintiles, K–S test p value <0.01 | ||
| 2501–4500€/£per month | 22.5% | 11.9% |
| 1501–2500€/£per month | 24.4% | 12.8% |
| 900–1500€/£per month | 18.8% | 10.0% |
| <900€/£per month | 12.1% | 11.2% |
| Refused to answer | 12.6% | 40.1% |
| Observations (N) | 1254 | 1144 |
The p value of Kolmogorov–Smirnov distribution tests (K–S test) of variables between countries and p value from test on the equality of proportions are reported. 0.2% of the French sample (N = 2) refused to reveal their gender: they were systematically removed from the econometric analysis unless specified otherwise
CAP Certificat d’aptitude professionnelle, Bac Baccalauréat, BEPC Brevet d’Etudes du Premier Cycle, GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education
aSocial grades are classified in a different manner in France and in the UK so we tried to group them in a consistent way