Table 2.
The prevalence of current and past cigarette smoking by gender, professions and age.
| Profession | Doctors | Nurses | Psychologists | Total | χ2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | n=1,786 | n=1,566 | n=40 | n=3,392 | ||
| Current smokera | 490 (27.4) | 559 (35.7) | 11 (27.5) | 1060 (31.3) | 26.77 | <0.001 |
| Past smokera | 176 (9.9) | 206 (13.2) | 4 (10.0) | 386 (11.4) | 8.98b | 0.01 |
| Female | n=2,459 | n=7,546 | n=217 | n=10,222 | ||
| Current smokera | 11 (0.4) | 98 (1.3) | 1 (0.5) | 110 (1.1) | 14.64b | 0.001 |
| Past smokera | 5 (0.2) | 61 (0.8) | 2 (0.9) | 68 (0.7) | 12.75b | 0.002 |
| Age | 19–29, years | 30–39, years | 40-49, years | ≥50, years | χ2 | p value |
| Male | n=758 | n=1,503 | n=650 | n=481 | ||
| Current smokera | 232 (30.6) | 432 (28.7) | 219 (33.7) | 177 (36.8) | 13.24 | 0.004 |
| Past smokera | 73 (9.6) | 152 (10.1) | 83 (12.8) | 78 (16.2) | 17.09 | 0.001 |
| Female | n=2,810 | n=4,569 | n=1,961 | n=882 | ||
| Current smokera | 30 (1.1) | 47 (1.0) | 19 (1.0) | 14 (1.6) | 2.48 | 0.48 |
| Past smokera | 15 (0.5) | 36 (0.8) | 9 (0.5) | 8 (0.9) | 3.82 | 0.28 |
aData are presented as number of professionals (percentage); bFisher’s Exact Test.