Table 1.
Sociodemographic Status and Smoking Characteristics of the Sample
| Variable | Value | W1 | W2 | W3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total response | n | 6233 | 4293 | 3175 |
| Gender | Male | 2889 (46.34%) | 2006 (46.73%) | 1519 (47.84%) |
| Female | 3344 (53.65%) | 2287 (53.27%) | 1656 (52.16%) | |
| Age | Mean (sd) | 44.85 (15.06) | 48.74 (14.41) | 51.09 (14.20) |
| Range | 16–87 | 17–89 | 19–91 | |
| Education | School level or less | 2032 (32.60%) | 1465 (34.13%) | 1096 (34.52%) |
| A level or college | 1610 (25.83%) | 991 (23.08%) | 720 (22.68%) | |
| Degree or above | 2396 (38.43%) | 1693 (39.44%) | 1270 (40.00%) | |
| Prefer not to say, Don’t know or missing | 195 (3.13%) | 144 (3.35%) | 89 (2.80%) | |
| Social grade | ABC1 | 3583 (57.48%) | 2407 (56.07%) | 1815 (57.17%) |
| C2DE | 2472 (39.66%) | 1771 (41.25%) | 1314 (41.39%) | |
| Refused or unknown | 178 (2.86%) | 115 (2.68%) | 46 (1.45%) | |
| Household income | Under £30 000 | 2840 (45.56%) | 1909 (44.47%) | 1359 (42.80%) |
| £30 000-£44 999 | 1294 (20.76%) | 894 (20.82%) | 664 (20.91%) | |
| £45 000 and over | 969 (15.55%) | 665 (15.49%) | 563 (17.73%) | |
| Don’t know or Prefer not to say | 1130 (18.13%) | 825 (19.22%) | 589 (18.55%) | |
| Smoking status | Daily smoker | 4469 (71.70%) | 2816 (65.60%) | 1905 (60.00%) |
| Non-daily smoker | 1764 (28.30%) | 813 (18.94%) | 507 (15.97%) | |
| Non-cigarette smoker | 0 | 36 (0. 84%) | 44 (1.39%) | |
| Ex-smoker | 0 | 607 (14.14%) | 700 (22.05%) | |
| Missing | 0 | 21 (0.49%) | 19 (0.60%) | |
| Product type | Dual smokers | 900 (14.44%) | 451 (10.51%) | 272 (8.57%) |
| Exclusive RYO | 2046 (32.83%) | 1199 (27.93%) | 814 (25.64%) | |
| Exclusive cigarettes | 3142 (50.41%) | 1884 (43.89%) | 1247 (39.28%) | |
| Ex-smokers | 0 | 607 (14.14%) | 700 (22.05%) | |
| Missing | 145 (2.33%) | 152 (3.54%) | 142 (4.47%) |
RYO = roll-your-own.