Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 4.10

Self-reported current use of tobacco products, by minority ethnic group

 

 
Aged 16 and over             1999

Use of tobacco products
Minority ethnic group
      General
population
  Black          
  Caribbean Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Irish  
Men              

Observed %              
Cigarettes 35 23 26 44 17 39 27
Cigarsa 13 9 7 4 9 14 12
Pipesb 1 4 1 1 1 1 2
Chewing tobaccoc c 6 2 19 c c c
Any tobacco products 38 28 28 53 20 44 32

Standardised risk ratios
Any tobacco products 1.17 0.81 0.83 1.60 0.58 1.36 1
Standard error 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.08 0.07 0.08  

Women              

Observed %
Cigarettes 25 6 5 1 9 33 27
Cigarsa 1 1 3 - 1 1 1
Pipesb b b b b b b b
Chewing tobaccoc c 2 2 26 c c c
Any tobacco products 25 8 7 27 9 33 27

Standardised risk ratios
Any tobacco products 0.85 0.27 0.20 1.21 0.32 1.18 1
Standard error 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.08 0.06 0.07  


Bases (weighted):
Men 362 591 349 134 95 1544 43113
Women 498 612 365 136 112 1985 51637

Bases (unweighted):
Men 540 620 605 520 297 536 3543
Women 741 651 634 549 359 707 4224


a
Use of cigars was only asked of men and women who answered the questions about smoking in the main questionnaire rather than as part of the self-completion
booklet.

b Use of pipes was only asked of men who answered the questions about smoking in the main questionnaire rather than as part of the self-completion booklet.

c Use of chewing tobacco products was only asked of South Asian groups.


 


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