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Table 2 Description of adult cohorts over the age of 21 years old that ceased smoking, 2001–2005 and 2006–2010

From: The effect of policies regulating tobacco consumption on smoking initiation and cessation in Spain: is it equal across socioeconomic groups?

Dependent Variable

ENS06

period 2001–2005

N = 7567

ENS11

period 2006–2010

N = 5064

Ex-smoker

Proportion (IC 95%)

Observations

Proportion (IC 95%)

Observations

Yes

0.12 (0.11;0.13)

917

0.20 (0.19;0.21)

1124

No

0.88 (0.87;0.89)

6650

0.80 (0.79;0.81)

4516

Pearson chi2(1) = 150.88 Pr = 0.000

Independent Variables at the time of the survey

Average proportion

Observations

Average proportion

Observations

Average age

43.64

7567

45.47

5640

Women

0.50

7567

0.43

5640

Social Class:

 Class I-II

0.19

1423

0.17

958

 Class III

0.24

1804

0.19

1055

 Class IV-V

0.44

3286

0.50

2764

 Class VI

0.13

951

0.13

749

Level of education:

 Primary or lower

0.18

2876

0.16

926

 Secondary

0.32

1680

0.39

2180

 Baccalaureate or vocational

0.23

1764

0.23

1317

 University

0.16

1207

0.22

1217

 Employed

0.62

7552

0.55

5063

 Suffered heart attack

0.01

7567

0.02

5063

 Resident in the Canary Islands, Ceuta or Melilla

0.06

7567

0.06

5063