Table 3

Age-standardized prevalence rates (95% CI), OR, PR, and RII of current cigarette smoking by calendar year, gender, and socioeconomic position indicators: 147,805 South Korean men and women aged 25–64 from 1999, 2003, 2006 Social Statistics Survey

1999

2003

2006

p for trend


Men

69.9 (68.8–70.9)

58.9 (57.9–59.9)

56.1 (55.1–57.0)

Occupational class

Non-manual

61.7 (59.7–63.8)

50.7 (48.9–52.4)

47.7 (46.0–49.3)

Manual

73.6 (72.2–75.0)

63.2 (61.9–64.6)

61.0 (59.6–62.4)

Others

70.6 (67.3–73.9)

61.3 (58.2–64.4)

59.2 (56.1–62.3)

OR (95% CI) of manual vs. non-manual

1.72 (1.62–1.84)

1.67 (1.57–1.77)

1.71 (1.61–1.82)

0.890

OR (95% CI) of others vs. non-manual

1.28 (1.17–1.40)

1.35 (1.24–1.47)

1.38 (1.27–1.51)

0.202

PR (95% CI) of manual vs. non-manual

1.17 (1.15–1.20)

1.23 (1.20–1.26)

1.27 (1.23–1.30)

< 0.0001

PR (95% CI) of others vs. non-manual

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

1.10 (1.07–1.15)

1.13 (1.08–1.17)

0.009

Education

College or higher

61.2 (59.2–63.1)

50.4 (48.9–52.0)

48.5 (47.0–50.0)

High school

72.5 (70.8–74.2)

63.1 (61.5–64.6)

61.5 (59.8–63.1)

Middle school or less

74.0 (70.7–77.2)

65.5 (60.9–70.1)

64.2 (58.3–70.0)

RII (95% CI) by logistic regression

2.69 (2.41–3.00)

2.82 (2.55–3.12)

2.83 (2.55–3.13)

0.524

RII (95% CI) by log-binomial regression

1.31 (1.27–1.35)

1.51 (1.46–1.57)

1.58 (1.51–1.64)

< 0.0001


Women

3.1 (2.9–3.4)

2.9 (2.7–3.1)

3.2 (3.0–3.4)

Occupational class

Non-manual

1.9 (0.9–2.9)

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

1.5 (1.1–1.9)

Manual

4.1 (3.7–4.5)

3.9 (3.4–4.4)

4.6 (4.1–5.2)

Others

2.6 (2.3–3.0)

3.0 (2.7–3.3)

3.0 (2.6–3.3)

OR (95% CI) of manual vs. non-manual

1.74 (1.28–2.37)

2.28 (1.70–3.05)

2.61 (2.02–3.38)

0.071

OR (95% CI) of others vs. non-manual

1.19 (0.87–1.63)

2.01 (1.51–2.69)

1.84 (1.42–2.38)

0.058

PR (95% CI) of manual vs. non-manual

1.71 (1.26–2.32)

2.24 (1.68–2.98)

2.55 (1.98–3.27)

0.072

PR (95% CI) of others vs. non-manual

1.20 (0.88–1.63)

1.99 (1.49–2.64)

1.81(1.41–2.33)

0.063

Education

College or higher

1.9 (1.1–2.7)

1.6 (1.1–2.2)

1.6 (1.2–2.0)

High school

2.8 (2.4–3.2)

3.2 (2.9–3.6)

3.9 (3.5–4.4)

Middle school or less

3.8 (3.2–4.3)

4.1 (3.0–5.2)

7.5 (4.5–10.5)

RII (95% CI) by logistic regression

2.28 (1.63–3.19)

3.28 (2.38–4.53)

3.52 (2.60–4.78)

0.067

RII (95% CI) by log-binomial regression

2.22 (1.61–3.08)

3.17 (2.32–4.34)

3.39 (2.52–4.56)

0.066


CI = confidence intervals; OR = odds ratio; PR = prevalence ratio; RII = relative index of inequality.

Khang et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:66   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-66

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