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Table 1 Socio-demographic attributes at baseline (2005) by smoking status and sex in the Thai Cohort Study

From: Smoking, smoking cessation, and 7-year mortality in a cohort of Thai adults

Socio-demographic attributes

Column % distribution of smoking status by sex

Total (n = 84,573)

Males (n = 38,450)

Females (n = 46,123)

Never (n = 61,143)

Former (n = 14,698)

Current (n = 8732)

Never (n = 17,653)

Former (n = 12,542)

Current (n = 8255)

Never (n = 43,490)

Former (n = 2156)

Current (n = 477)

Birth Year

−1959 (> = 46 years)

4.3

12.3

7.8

6.2

13.9

8.1

3.6

3.0

2.9

1960–1969 (36–45 years)

18.3

28.4

24.5

20.4

30.2

24.7

17.4

17.9

21.4

1970–1974 (31–35 years)

16.3

20.0

22.3

17.4

20.1

22.5

15.8

19.6

19.5

1975–1979 (26–30 years)

25.7

22.6

27.0

25.3

21.2

26.8

25.9

30.6

31.7

1980–(<=25 years)

35.4

16.7

18.3

30.7

14.6

18.0

37.4

28.9

24.5

Personal monthly income (Baht)

<3000

11.4

8.7

12.4

13.1

8.7

12.6

10.6

8.2

8.4

3001–20,000

79.3

75.7

76.3

74.5

74.6

76.4

81.3

81.9

75.6

> = 20.001

9.3

15.7

11.3

12.4

16.7

11.0

8.1

9.8

16.1

Place of residence

Urban

51.4

53.0

52.0

49.4

51.3

50.9

52.2

63.2

71.2

Rural

48.6

47.0

48.0

50.6

48.7

49.1

47.8

36.8

28.8

Health Insurance Coverage

30 Baht scheme

13.7

11.4

13.0

13.4

11.1

13.2

13.8

13.0

8.4

Civil servant scheme

23.2

31.4

27.2

29.0

34.1

28.0

20.8

15.8

12.4

Others

63.2

57.2

59.9

57.6

54.8

58.7

65.4

71.2

79.2

Alcohol consumption

Occasional

56.5

67.8

66.7

69.5

67.3

66.1

51.2

70.9

76.1

Never

35.6

3.2

3.3

19.7

2.8

3.3

42.1

5.8

3.6

Regular

1.3

11.5

18.6

3.7

12.9

18.8

0.4

3.7

14.0

Stopped

6.6

17.4

11.4

7.1

17.1

11.7

6.3

19.6

6.3

Weekly physical activity

<7 sessions

35.9

29.2

27.3

24.4

26.5

26.1

40.6

45.0

49.4

7+ sessions

64.1

70.8

72.7

75.6

73.5

73.9

59.4

55.0

50.6

Body mass index

Underweight(<18.5)

17.9

6.2

6.9

7.6

4.1

5.9

22.1

18.4

22.7

Normal (18.5 to <23)

57.0

46.4

49.2

53.1

44.6

49.0

58.6

56.7

52.2

Overweight at risk (23 to <25)

12.7

22.1

20.4

20.3

24.1

20.8

9.6

10.4

12.1

Obesity I (25 to <30)

10.1

21.9

20.3

16.2

23.8

21.0

7.6

11.0

8.5

Obesity II (≥30)

2.3

3.4

3.3

2.8

3.4

3.2

2.1

3.6

4.5

Poor self-reported health

No

95.5

95.0

95.4

96.9

95.6

95.6

95.0

91.4

91.4

Yes

4.5

5.0

4.6

3.1

4.4

4.4

5.0

8.6

8.6