From: Relationship between Work Hours and Smoking Behaviors in Korean Male Wage Workers
Short work hours* | Reference work hours†| Long work hours‡ | Total | ||
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Smoking in 2008 | Number of population in 2008 | 100 | 1209 | 735 | 2044 |
Number of smokers in 2008 (%) | 66(66.0) | 670(55.4) | 451(61.4) | 1187 (58.1) | |
Age-adjusted prevalence | 64.9(45.1-84.7) | 54.7(50.5-59.0) | 60.6(54.9-66.4) | 57.6(54.3-60.9) | |
Continuous smoking§ | Number of smokers in 2007 | 65 | 629 | 441 | 1135 |
Number continuously smoking (%) | 56(86.2) | 549(87.3) | 389(88.2) | 994 (87.6) | |
Age-adjusted prevalence | 83.1(53.2-100.0) | 86.8(79.3-94.4) | 88.1(78.7-97.6) | 87.2(81.6-92.8) | |
Smoking cessation∥ | Number of smokers in 2007 | 65 | 629 | 441 | 1135 |
Number who quit smoking (%) | 9(13.8) | 80(12.7) | 52(11.8) | 141(12.4) | |
Age-adjusted prevalence | 16.9(1.1-32.8) | 13.2 (10.2-16.2) | 11.9 (8.4-15.3) | 12.8 (10.6-15.0) | |
Start smoking¶ | Number of nonsmokers in 2007 | 35 | 580 | 294 | 909 |
Number who started smoking (%) | 10(28.6) | 121(20.9) | 62(21.1) | 193(21.2) | |
Age-adjusted prevalence | 33.2(9.1-57.2) | 20.7(17.0-24.4) | 20.8(15.5-26.2) | 21.3(18.2-24.3) |