Table 4.10
Self-reported current use of tobacco products, by minority ethnic group
| Aged 16 and over |
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|
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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