Table 1.

Sample Characteristics of Full Sample of Smokers

Base: all smokers (16 and over)	Unweighted (N = 6234)		Weighted(N = 6234)
	n	%	N	%
Gender
Male	2889	46	3247	52
Female	3345	54	2987	48
Age group
16–24	623	10	1099	18
25–34	1188	19	1331	21
35–44	1259	20	1062	17
45–54	1321	21	1159	19
55+	1843	30	1583	25
Social grade
ABC1	3584	57	3707	59
C2DE	2472	40	2346	38
Not stated	178	3	181	3
Ethnicity
White British	5500	88	5452	87
Other White background	352	6	374	6
Other	318	5	342	5
White and Black Caribbean	26	<0.5	27	<0.5
White and Black African	15	<0.5	17	<0.5
White and Asian	44	1	52	1
Any other mixed background	43	1	43	1
Indian	47	1	52	1
Pakistani	26	<0.5	38	1
Bangladeshi	11	<0.5	11	<0.5
Any other Asian	6	<0.5	5	<0.5
Black Caribbean	25	<0.5	22	<0.5
Black African	18	<0.5	20	<0.5
Any other Black	4	<0.5	3	<0.5
Chinese	14	<0.5	13	<0.5
Other ethnic group	39	1	40	1
Not stated	64	1	66	1
Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI, 0 = light, 6 = heavy)
0	1928	31	2128	34
1	746	12	785	13
2	1098	18	1090	17
3	1420	23	1319	21
4	651	10	559	9
5	217	3	176	3
6	78	1	63	1
Not stated	96	2	112	2
Whether planning to quit in next 6 months
No	4162	67	4154	67
Yes	2072	33	2080	33