Table 2.
Sample Characteristics of Factory-Made Cigarette Smokers, Aged 18 and Over, Who Have Smoked in the Last Month
| Base: factory-made cigarette smokers (18 and over) who have smoked in the last month | Unweighted (N = 3620) | Weighted (N = 3548) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | N | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1585 | 44 | 1750 | 49 |
| Female | 2035 | 56 | 1798 | 51 |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–24 | 286 | 8 | 513 | 14 |
| 25–34 | 650 | 18 | 722 | 20 |
| 35–44 | 703 | 19 | 592 | 17 |
| 45–54 | 789 | 22 | 695 | 20 |
| 55+ | 1192 | 33 | 1026 | 29 |
| Social grade | ||||
| ABC1 | 2209 | 61 | 2221 | 63 |
| C2DE | 1315 | 36 | 1232 | 35 |
| Not stated | 96 | 3 | 94 | 3 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White British | 3204 | 89 | 3110 | 88 |
| Other White background | 200 | 6 | 207 | 6 |
| Other | 183 | 5 | 198 | 6 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 13 | <0.5 | 13 | <0.5 |
| White and Black African | 6 | <0.5 | 7 | <0.5 |
| White and Asian | 24 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Any other mixed background | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Indian | 35 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Pakistani | 17 | <0.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Bangladeshi | 5 | <0.5 | 6 | <0.5 |
| Any other Asian | 2 | <0.5 | 1 | <0.5 |
| Black Caribbean | 17 | <0.5 | 15 | <0.5 |
| Black African | 8 | <0.5 | 8 | <0.5 |
| Any other Black | 4 | <0.5 | 3 | <0.5 |
| Chinese | 6 | <0.5 | 6 | <0.5 |
| Other ethnic group | 18 | <0.5 | 19 | <0.5 |
| Not stated | 33 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI, 0 = light, 6 = heavy) | ||||
| 0 | 1097 | 30 | 1189 | 34 |
| 1 | 447 | 12 | 461 | 13 |
| 2 | 665 | 18 | 642 | 18 |
| 3 | 850 | 23 | 780 | 22 |
| 4 | 366 | 10 | 308 | 9 |
| 5 | 109 | 3 | 85 | 2 |
| 6 | 39 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Not stated | 47 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Whether planning to quit in next 6 months | ||||
| No | 2267 | 63 | 2212 | 62 |
| Yes | 1353 | 37 | 1335 | 38 |