Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in smoking prevalence, consumption, initiation, and cessation between 2001 and 2008 in the Netherlands. Findings from a national population survey

Table 1 Demographic characteristics from 2001 to 2008 (weighted data)

	2001 n = 18,361	2002 n = 18,212	2003 n = 19,086	2004 n = 18,342	2005 n = 19,344	2006 n = 18,031	2007 n = 14,730	2008 n = 18,627
Education level (%)
Low	44.4	44.5	44.4	44.5	44.4	44.5	44.5	44.5
Moderate	33.6	33.6	33.6	33.6	33.6	33.6	33.6	33.6
High	22.0	22.0	22.0	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9	21.9
Income level (%)
Low	43.6	38.4	34.8	35.7	36.0	35.7	36.2	34.6
Moderate	34.8	37.1	34.2	35.1	34.7	37.3	35.5	36.3
High	21.5	24.6	31.0	29.2	29.2	27.0	28.3	29.2
Gender (%)
Men	49.1	49.1	49.1	49.2	49.1	49.1	49.1	49.0
Women	50.9	50.9	50.9	50.8	50.9	50.9	50.9	51.0
Age group (%)
15–24	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7
25–39	29.9	30.3	30.3	30.6	30.3	30.3	30.7	30.8
40–54	26.9	26.5	26.5	26.3	26.4	26.5	26.1	26.0
55 and older	28.4	28.6	28.5	28.4	28.6	28.5	28.5	28.6

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