Background characteristics of a large working cohort of department stores in Japan
| Characteristics | N (%) or mean (SD)* | ||
| Total (n=7714) | Male (n=2215) | Female (n=5499) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 46.6 (12.8) | 40.2 (13.7) | 49.2 (11.4) |
| Office workers | 1122 (14.5) | 797 (36.0) | 325 (5.9) |
| Full-time employment | 1800 (23.3) | 1349 (60.9) | 451 (8.2) |
| Current smoking status | |||
| Never smokers | 4580 (59.4) | 1011 (45.6) | 3569 (64.9) |
| Former smokers | 1428 (18.5) | 466 (21.0) | 962 (17.5) |
| Current smoker | 1706 (22.1) | 738 (33.3) | 968 (17.6) |
| Combustible cigarette smokers | 1217 (15.8) | 505 (22.8) | 712 (12.9) |
| HTPs smokers | 229 (3.0) | 110 (5.0) | 119 (2.2) |
| Dual smokers† | 260 (3.4) | 123 (5.6) | 137 (2.5) |
*Percentage may not total 100 due to rounding.
†Dual smokers are those who currently smoke both combustible cigarettes and HTPs.
HTPs, heated tobacco products.;