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Table 2 Smoker proportion in 2008 by general characteristic subgroup N (%)

From: Relationship between Work Hours and Smoking Behaviors in Korean Male Wage Workers

Variables

Smoking in 2008

Total

p-value

No

Yes

Total

857(41.9)

1187(58.1)

2044

 

Age (years)

25-34

225(38.8)

355(61.2)

580

0.0002

35-44

282(40.5)

415(59.5)

697

 

45-54

213(41.2)

304(58.8)

517

 

55-64

137(54.8)

113(45.2)

250

 

Marital status

Married

686(44.3)

861(55.7)

1547

<.0001

Unmarried

171(34.4)

326(65.6)

497

 

Education

≤Junior high school

94(33.8)

184(66.2)

278

<.0001

High school

256(36.4)

448(63.6)

704

 

≥College

507(47.7)

555(52.3)

1062

 

Occupation

Non-manual

454(48.5)

482(51.5)

936

<.0001

Manual

403(36.4)

705(63.6)

1108

 

Employment type

Precarious

166(35.5)

302(64.5)

468

0.0013

Non-precarious

691(43.9)

885(56.2)

1576

 

Tenure (years) (Mean±S.D)

8.5±8.1

7.2±7.3

 

<.0001

Shift work

    

Yes

120(46.2)

140(53.9)

260

0.1393

No

737(41.3)

1047(58.7)

1784

 

Job satisfaction

    

Low

77(32.2)

162(67.8)

239

<.0001

Average

370(38.1)

600(61.9)

970

 

High

410(49.1)

425(50.9)

835

 

Smoking in 2007

Yes

141(12.4)

994(87.6)

1135

<.0001

No

716(78.8)

193(21.2)

909

 

Alcohol drinking

Yes

653(37.6)

1084(62.4)

1737

<.0001

No

204(66.5)

103(33.6)

307

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