Table 2 Weighted proportion of hardcore smokers with hardcore smoking measures among smokers (N = 8415)
From: Characteristics of hardcore smokers in South Korea from 2007 to 2013
Hardcore smoking measures | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weighted, Age-Adjusted | Hardcore smoker* | 23.1 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 25.6 | 23.0 |
Heavy smoker | 57.3 | 54.4 | 55.1 | 56.8 | 59.0 | 53.1 | 57.0 | |
No plan to quit in 6 months | 63.3 | 60.5 | 61.3 | 54.0 | 56.9 | 56.4 | 56.6 | |
No quit attempt in past 12 months | 39.2 | 43.7 | 42.8 | 45.6 | 44.6 | 44.0 | 42.9 | |
Male, Weighted, Age-unadjusted | Hardcore smoker** | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 27.7 | 28.8 | 25.3 |
Heavy smoker | 61.4 | 59.0 | 59.6 | 62.1 | 63.4 | 59.6 | 62.1 | |
No plan to quit in 6 months | 62.3 | 60.0 | 60.7 | 52.4 | 57.3 | 55.2 | 55.9 | |
No quit attempt in past 12 months | 40.1 | 42.6 | 42.1 | 46.6 | 43.1 | 45.5 | 43.0 | |
Female, Weighted, Age-unadjusted | Hardcore smoker** | 6.9 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
Heavy smoker | 19.9 | 22.8 | 24.6 | 15.2 | 24.7 | 10.9 | 16.4 | |
No plan to quit in 6 months | 70.9 | 61.6 | 64.0 | 64.4 | 50.5 | 62.1 | 58.1 | |
No quit attempt in past 12 months | 32.1 | 43.5 | 42.2 | 36.7 | 49.5 | 39.9 | 39.3 |