Table 1.

Comparison of selected characteristics of the current sample of smokers age ≥18 years with those of a same-aged provincially representative sample of smokers. Québec, 2011–12

	Study sample (N = 754) %†	Provincial sample of adult daily smokers (CCHS 2011–12) %
Male	42	55*
Age, years
≤34	33	32
35–44	35	16*
45–54	19	23*
≥55	13	29*
Highest level of education completed
Elementary	7	23*
High school	47	26*
CEGEP	27	47‡
University	19
Missing	1	4*
Annual household income
<$20,000	11	16*
$20–$39,999	18	23*
$40–$59,999	19	23*
$60–$79,999	14	16
≥$80,000	20	22
Missing	18	–
Currently employed	74	66*

Notes: CEGEP (Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel; General and vocational college): In Quebec, students graduate from high school after completing grade 11 and attend CEGEP for a 2-year pre-university program or a 3-year technical program. CEGEP is equivalent to grade 12 and the first year of a university undergraduate program in other Canadian provinces.

CCHS = Canadian Community Health Survey.

^†Totals may not add to 100% because of rounding.

^‡Combines CEGEP and University.

^*Significantly different from the study sample (p < 0.05).