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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Prevalence and uptake of vaping among people who have quit smoking: a population study in England, 2013-2024

 

Whole sample

Past-year smokers who tried to quita

 ≥ 1y ex-smokersb

 < 1y ex-smokers who did not use e-cigarettes in their quit attemptc

 ≥ 1y ex-smokers who quit before 2011d

Unweighted N

80,472

12,593

41,658

1,782

29,029

Age (years)

 Mean (SD)

49.2 (18.2)

39.4 (15.4)

56.4 (17.0)

40.1 (15.8)

62.1 (14.6)

 18-24

9.8%

19.2%

2.8%

18.8%

0.2%

 25-34

17.1%

27.5%

10.1%

27.0%

3.1%

 35-44

16.2%

19.0%

14.4%

19.5%

10.9%

 45-54

17.6%

15.9%

17.9%

15.0%

17.6%

 55-64

15.2%

10.5%

18.0%

10.2%

20.2%

  ≥ 65

24.1%

7.9%

36.7%

9.5%

48.1%

Gender

 Men

52.8%

51.8%

52.3%

52.0%

52.6%

 Women

46.9%

47.7%

47.5%

47.5%

47.3%

 Other

0.3%

0.5%

0.2%

0.5%

0.1%

 Missing, unweighted n

105

22

41

2

13

Occupational social grade

 ABC1 (more advantaged)

48.9%

42.5%

57.1%

51.7%

59.6%

 C2DE (less advantaged)

51.1%

57.5%

42.9%

48.3%

40.4%

Alcohol consumptione

 Mean (SD) AUDIT-C score

3.7 (3.2)

3.6 (3.3)

3.7 (2.9)

3.6 (3.2)

3.6 (2.9)

 0 (non-drinker)

24.6%

30.7%

19.4%

27.8%

17.9%

 1-4 (low-risk)

38.0%

31.5%

44.7%

34.4%

47.6%

 5-12 (increasing/higher-risk)

37.4%

37.7%

35.8%

37.8%

34.5%

 Missing, unweighted n

4,821

920

2,165

128

1,756

  1. aSample for analyses of use of e-cigarettes in quit attempts
  2. bSample for analyses of use of current vaping among ≥ 1y ex-smokers
  3. cSample for analyses of recent uptake of vaping after smoking cessation
  4. dSample for analyses of late uptake of vaping after smoking cessation
  5. eAlcohol consumption was assessed from April 2014 onwards. The number of missing cases includes those surveyed between October 2013 and March 2014