Table 1. Survey respondents on smoking status by survey period and sex.
Baseline | 5-year follow-up | 10-year follow-up | ||||
Number of participants | (%) | Number of participants | (%) | Number of participants | (%) | |
Men | ||||||
Responder | 47,044 | (100) | 38,636 | (100) | 36,951 | (100) |
Never smoker | 11,290 | (24.0) | 8,797 | (22.8) | 8,159 | (22.1) |
Former smoker | 11,257 | (23.9) | 12,143 | (31.4) | 14,395 | (39.0) |
Current smoker | 24,497 | (52.1) | 17,696 | (45.8) | 14,397 | (39.0) |
Non-responder | 0 | 6,670 | 5,952 | |||
Total | 47,044 | 45,306 | 42,903 | |||
Women | ||||||
Responder | 51,703 | (100) | 44,980 | (100) | 43,783 | (100) |
Never smoker | 47,649 | (92.2) | 41,352 | (91.9) | 40,102 | (91.6) |
Former smoker | 882 | (1.7) | 1,348 | (3.0) | 1,795 | (4.1) |
Current smoker | 3,172 | (6.1) | 2,280 | (5.1) | 1,886 | (4.3) |
Non-responder | 0 | 5,881 | 5,775 | |||
Total | 51,703 | 50,861 | 49,558 |