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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for current, former and never snus users

From: The greater use of flavoured snus among ever-smokers versus never-smokers in Norway

 

Current snus users (N = 9515)

Former snus users (6482)

Never snus users (48,699)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Snus use status

   

Daily snus user

70.6 (69.6–71.5)

  

Occasional snus user, former daily user

12.2 (11.6–12.9)

  

Occasional snus user, never daily user

17.2 (16.5–18.0)

  

Former daily snus user

 

46.6 (45.4–47.9)

 

Former occasional snus user

 

53.4 (52.1–54.6)

 

Never used snus

   

Smoking status

   

Daily smoker

9.8 (9.2–10.3)

9.2 (8.5–9.9)

7.9 (7.7–8.1)

Occasional smoker, former daily smoker

12.0 (11.3–12.6)

4.6 (4.1–5.2)

3.0 (2.8–3.1)

Occasional smoker, never daily smoker

9.6 (9.0–10.2)

3.9 (3.4–4.4)

2.1 (1.9–2.2)

Former daily smoker

27.2 (26.3–28.1)

33.5 (32.3–34.6)

21.3 (21.0–21.7)

Former occasional smoker

19.0 (18.2–19.7)

25.3 (24.2–26.3)

13.6 (13.3–13.9)

Never smoked

22.5 (21.7–23.4)

23.5 (22.5–24.5)

52.1 (51.7–52.5)

Sex

   

Men

68.0 (67.1–68.9)

65.3 (64.2–66.5)

43.8 (43.4–44.2)

Women

32.0 (31.1–32.9)

34.7 (33.5–35.8)

56.2 (55.8–56.6)

Age

   

15–24*

22.5 (21.6–23.3)

13.9 (13.0–14.7)

9.1 (8.8–9.3)

25–34

29.7 (28.7–30.6)

30.1 (29.0–31.2)

12.7 (12.4–13.0)

35–44

26.8 (25.9–27.7)

28.8 (27.7–29.9)

20.5 (20.1–20.9)

45–54

14.2 (13.5–14.9)

16.2 (15.3–17.1)

19.8 (19.5–20.2)

55–64

5.0 (4.6–5.4)

7.2 (6.6–7.9)

17.0 (16.7–17.3)

65–74

1.8 (1.5–2.1)

3.2 (2.8–3.6)

16.6 (16.3–17.0)

75+

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

4.3 (4.2–4.5)

Mean age

35 (34.7–35.2)

38.0 (37.7–38.3)

48.5 (48.3–48.6)

Education

   

Primary

5.6 (5.2–6.1)

4.7 (4.2–5.3)

7.3 (7.0–7.5)

Secondary

38.6 (37.6–39.6)

32.8 (31.7–34.0)

30.9 (30.5–31.3)

Tertiary (≤ 3 years)

39.1 (38.1–40.1)

40.9 (39.7–42.1)

40.2 (39.7–40.6)

Tertiary (≥ 4 years)

16.7 (15.9–17.4)

21.5 (20.5–22.5)

21.7 (21.3–22.0)

  1. Percentages (%) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)
  2. aMinimum age for buying tobacco in Norway is 18 years. Respondents below the age of 18 made up 21% of the 15–24 year age group. There was no abrupt change in snus use or smoking between respondents below and above 18-years
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