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Table 5 Frequency of smoking habits in total population among adults and minors by gender

From: Aims, design and preliminary findings of the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey (HNNHS)

Adults (20+ years)

Smoking**

Total

Males

Females

Level of significanceb

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Ever smoked

 No

1935

52.4

620

41.0

1215

56.0

p < 0.001

 Yes

1878

50.9

893

59.0

955

44.0

 

The past 30 days*

 No

2433

65.7

934

61.5

1497

68.5

p < 0.001

 Yes

1252

33.8

580

38.2

672

30.8

 

Frequency

 Every daya

1093

87.3

519

89.5

574

85.4

P = 0.046

 Some daysa

158

12.6

60

10.3

98

14.6

 

 Don’t know

1

0.1

     

 Refused

     

Minors (10–19 years)

 Ever smoked

  No

100

76.3

33

70.2

67

79.8

p = 0.229

  Yes

29

22.1

12

25.5

17

20.2

 

  Don’t know

1

0.8

     

  Refused

1

0.8

     
  1. *For adults (> 19 years of age: 3705 in total): ever smoking; for minors specified if they even tried it (then response yes)
  2. aFor adults smoking the past 30 days (frequency (%) of smoking for smokers N = 1252)
  3. bTested via chi square test for gender differences in adult population (20 years +) and in minors (up to 19 years); *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001;