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Table 1 Distribution of the contextual indicators in neighbourhood quartiles, the prevalence of daily smoking [95% c.i.] and the distribution of study population in the corresponding quartiles

From: Smoking in context – a multilevel approach to smoking among females in Helsinki

Indicator

Quartile 1

Quartile 2

Quartile 3

Quartile 4

All

% Unemployed (1)

     

   mean

3.7

6.3

8.3

12.3

7.7

   min-max

0.0–5.1

5.2–7.3

7.5–10.0

10.1–15.9

0.0–15.9

   % daily smokers

18.5 [15.6–21.5]

20.3 [17.9–22.8]

25.7 [23.2–28.1]

23.9 [21.5–26.4]

22.7 [21.4–24.0]

   n (%)

669 (16.3)

1013 (24.6)

1224 (29.8)

1207 (29.3)

4113 (100)

% Manual workers (2)

     

   mean

14.1

20.6

27.8

39.8

26.4

   min-max

6.8–18.6

18.7–25.3

26.3–30.9

31.0–100.0

6.8–100.0

   % daily smokers

21.6 [18.7–24.5]

19.3 [16.9–21.7]

23.6 [21.4–25.7]

26.1 [23.2–29.0]

22.7 [21.4–24.0]

   n (%)

770 (18.7)

1010 (24.6)

1464 (35.6)

869 (21.1)

4113 (100)

% Single households (3)

     

   mean

21.0

35.6

47.7

58.4

41.5

   min-max

8.7–30.4

30.5–42.6

42.7–52.9

53.3–74.5

8.7–74.5

   % daily smokers

17.4 [14.9–20.0]

23.0 [20.6–25.5]

25.7 [23.4–28.1]

22.8 [20.0–25.6]

22.7 [21.4–24.0]

   n (%)

850 (20.7)

1115 (27.1)

1298 (31.6)

850 (20.7)

4113 (100)

% Single-parent families(4)

     

   mean

7.9

13.4

17.7

23.1

15.9

   min-max

0.0–11.7

11.8–15.4

15.7–20.5

20.7–27.9

0.0–27.9

   % daily smokers

19.2 [16.2–22.2]

20.5 [17.8–23.2]

25.1 [22.7–27.4]

23.5 [21.2–25.8]

22.7 [21.4–24.0]

   n (%)

663 (16.1)

834 (20.3)

1296 (32.0)

1320 (32.1)

4113 (100)

  1. (1) % employed of total labour force. Year 2001. Source: City of Helsinki Urban Facts.
  2. (2) % manual workers of economically active residents. Year 2000. Source: Helsinki Region Statistics.
  3. (3) % single households of all households. Year 2001. Helsinki Region Statistics
  4. (4) % single-parent families of all families. Year 2001. Helsinki Region Statistics