Table 1 Characteristics of hardcore and other smokers. Figures are numbers
(percentage) of people unless stated otherwise
|
|
Hardcore (n=1216)
|
Other smokers (n=6550)
|
| Want to quit
|
0
|
4205 (64.2)
|
Intend to quit
|
0
|
4461 (68.1)
|
Attempted to quit in past 12 months
|
0
|
2646 (40.4)
|
Median time without smoking in past 5
years*
|
<1 day
|
1-4 weeks
|
Men
|
545 (44.8)
|
2974 (45.4)
|
Mean age (years)
|
51.9
|
41.4
|
Completed education by age 16
|
1029 (84.6)
|
4736 (72.3)
|
Living in rented housing
|
541 (44.5)
|
2699 (41.2)
|
Manual occupation
|
777 (63.9)
|
3838 (58.6)
|
First cigarette within 30 minutes of waking
|
824 (67.8)
|
3584 (52.8)
|
Mean daily cigarette consumption
|
15.4
|
13.6
|
Started smoking before age 16
|
565 (46.5)
|
2646 (40.4)
|
|
* Original responses were choices from several ranges.