Table 1.
Number of smokers, smoking prevalence, risk difference of smoking, and absolute disparity number, during 2013 to 2014.
| Comparison group | Reference group | Number of smokers |
Smoking prevalence |
Prevalence difference |
Potential impact of eliminating disparity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison group |
Reference group |
Comparison group |
Reference group |
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| C (n) | D (n) | E (%) | F (%) | E – F (%) | C – (total population of reference group × E) (n) | ||
| Demographic | |||||||
| Men | Women | 3 199 000 | 2 364 450 | 21.7 (± 0.7) | 15.7 (± 0.6) | 6.1 (± 0.9) | 892 800 (±135 041) |
| Gay or bisexual | Heterosexual | 186 000 | 4 219 700 | 33.6 (±4) | 22.5 (±0.6) | 5 (±2) | 61 500 (±22 687) |
| Non-immigrant men | Immigrant men | 2 468 700 | 618 000 | 22.8 (±1.8) | 18.1 (±0.7) | 4.7 (±1.9) | 509 600 (±208 226) |
| Non-immigrant women | Immigrant women | 2 066 200 | 233 000 | 18.8 (±2.4) | 6.4 (±0.3) | 12.4 (±2.4) | 1 360 800 (±302 097) |
| White | Visible minority | 4 671 200 | 975 300 | 21.2 (±0.5) | 14.1 (±0.8) | 7.2 (±0.9) | 1 575 700 (±207 428) |
| Aboriginal ancestry | Non-aboriginal ancestry | 389 000 | 4 870 200 | 34.3 (±1.9) | 17.9 (±0.4) | 16.5 (±2.0) | 191 300 (±22 999) |
| Not British Columbia | British Columbia | 4 959 400 | 604 100 | 19.2 (±0.5) | 15.3 (±1.1) | 3.9 (±1.0) | 1 015 500 (±323 728) |
| Socio-economic | |||||||
| Bottom 80% | Top 20% | 4 618 600 | 902 500 | 19.4 (±0.5) | 15.2 (±1) | 4.3 (±1.1) | 1 010 400 (±265 566) |
| Not a post-secondary graduate | Post-secondary graduate | 2 597 300 | 2 595 600 | 25.9 (±1.0) | 16 (±0.6) | 9.9 (±1.2) | 989 800 (±119 739) |
| Non white-collar | White-collar | 2 185 600 | 1 474 300 | 26.8 (±1.1) | 15.3 (±0.8) | 11.5 (±1.3) | 934 419 (±109 795) |
| Blue-collar | White-collar | 1 199 600 | 1 474 300 | 30.4 (±1.7) | 15.3 (±0.8) | 6.9(±2.3) | 593 500 (±73 759) |
| Sales/service | White-collar | 986 000 | 1 474 300 | 23.5 (±1.5) | 15.3 (±0.8) | 8.2 (±1.1) | 341 000 (±72 942) |
| Family environment | |||||||
| Not married | Married | 3 436 670 | 1 852 000 | 27.2 (±0.9) | 13.3 (±0.6) | 13.9 (±1.0) | 1 754 222 (±131 786) |
| Single | Married | 1 664 200 | 1 852 000 | 28.6 (±1.3) | 13.3 (±0.6) | 15.3 (±1.4) | 891 141 (±82 720) |
| Common law | Married | 927 200 | 1 852 000 | 29.0 (±1.9) | 13.3 (±0.6) | 15.7 (±2.4) | 501 630 (±62 964) |
| Divorced, separated, widowed | Married | 845 300 | 1 852 000 | 23.2 (±1.5) | 13.3 (±0.6) | 9.9 (±1.6) | 361 452 (±58 865) |
| Renter | Homeowner | 2 268 800 | 3 144 500 | 29 (±1.1) | 14.8 (±0.6) | 14.2 (±1.2) | 1 112 300 (±96 046) |
| Mental health and substance use | |||||||
| Used cannabis more than once | Used cannabis less than twice | 3 473 500 | 2 451 100 | 36.7 (±2.2) | 13.1 (±1.0) | 19.5 (±2.2) | 2 235 000 (±231 310) |
| Used cannabis more than once in the past 12 months | Used cannabis less than twice in the past 12 months | 1 575 300 | 4 348 700 | 48.7 (±4.3) | 17.4 (±0.9) | 28.6 (±4.3) | 1 011 400 (±142 108) |
| Alcohol abuse or dependence in lifetime | No alcohol abuse or dependence in lifetime | 1 910 600 | 3 946 800 | 37.8 (±3.3) | 17.2 (±1.0) | 5.5 (±3.3) | 1 039 000 (±176 641) |
| Mental health or substance use disorder in lifetime | No mental health or substance use disorder in lifetime | 2 941 900 | 2 855 700 | 32.3 (±2.5) | 15.5 (±1.2) | 19.7 (±8.9) | 1 530 800 (±249 408) |
| Diagnosis of mood disorder | No diagnosis of mood disorder | 768 600 | 4 785 700 | 33.6 (±2.2) | 17.4 (±0.5) | 16.2(±2.2) | 370 300 (±50 898) |
| Diagnosis of anxiety disorder | No diagnosis of anxiety disorder | 695 300 | 4 857 400 | 34 (±2.7) | 17.5 (±0.5) | 16.4(±2.7) | 336 300 (±55 391) |
Values in parenthesis are 95% confidence intervals.