Overall sample characteristics of adults who smoke cigarettes across five countries of the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Surveys, weighted*
| Brazil (n=1215) | Japan (n=2876) | Republic of Korea (n=3765) | Malaysia (n=1104) | Mexico (n=1331) | |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 47.9 (43.7 to 42.2) | 67.5 (63.0 to 71.8) | 89.9 (85.8 to 92.9) | 97.3 (96.5 to 97.9) | 60.1 (53.3 to 66.5) |
| Female | 52.1 (47.8 to 56.3) | 32.4 (28.2 to 37.0) | 10.1 (7.1 to 14.2) | 2.7 (2.1 to 3.5) | 39.9 (33.5 to 46.7) |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 18–24† | 4.4 (2.8 to 7.1) | 2.7 (0.8 to 8.5) | 8.8 (4.5 to 16.5) | 13.7 (11.4 to 16.4) | 9.6 (6.7 to 13.5) |
| 25–39 | 34.6 (30.2 to 39.2) | 31.9 (27.4 to 36.8) | 26.2 (22.6 to 30.2) | 51.0 (47.1 to 54.9) | 56.1 (49.2 to 62.7) |
| 40–54 | 34.6 (30.8 to 38.6) | 31.7 (28.2 to 35.3) | 37.4 (32.7 to 42.4) | 29.7 (26.0 to 33.8) | 25.9 (20.6 to 32.0) |
| 55+ | 26.3 (23.4 to 29.5) | 33.8 (30.0 to 37.7) | 27.6 (22.2 to 33.7) | 5.5 (3.9 to 7.8) | 8.4 (6.2 to 11.3) |
| Education | |||||
| Low | 29.5 (25.8 to 33.4) | 2.2 (1.7 to 2.8) | 1.9 (1.2 to 3.1) | 47.6 (43.7 to 51.5) | 47.6 (40.3 to 54.9) |
| Moderate | 37.5 (33.4 to 41.8) | 52.5 (48.0 to 56.9) | 58.6 (53.6 to 63.5) | 36.5 (32.8 to 40.3) | 36.7 (31.2 to 42.6) |
| High | 31.9 (28.0 to 36.1) | 45.3 (40.9 to 49.8) | 39.4 (34.7 to 44.4) | 15.9 (14.0 to 18.0) | 15.7 (12.7 to 19.2) |
| Smoking frequency | |||||
| Daily | 92.8 (90.2 to 94.8) | 69.1 (62.9 to 74.7) | 69.6 (61.8 to 76.4) | 88.5 (86.0 to 90.5) | 47.1 (40.0 to 54.3) |
| Non-daily | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.1) | 30.9 (25.3 to 37.1) | 30.4 (23.6 to 38.2) | 11.5 (9.4 to 14.0) | 52.9 (45.7 to 60.0) |
| Plans to quit | |||||
| No plans | 7.2 (5.2 to 9.8) | 46.1 (41.3 to 50.9) | 30.0 (25.5 to 35.0) | 14.8 (12.1 to 17.9) | 23.8 (18.0 to 30.9) |
| Within the next 6 months | 52.9 (48.4 to 57.3) | 19.4 (14.3 to 25.7) | 40.3 (33.9 to 47.0) | 42.0 (38.2 to 46.0) | 38.7 (31.5 to 46.5) |
| In future beyond | 23.9 | 34.5 | 29.7 | 43.2 | 37.4 |
| 6 months | (20.5 to 27.7) | (30.4 to 38.9) | (24.5 to 35.4) | (39.2 to 47.2) | (30.6 to 44.8) |
*See online supplemental table 2 for full table, including n.
†Age group is 20–24 years for Japan and 19–24 years for Republic of Korea, based on the respective countries’ definitions of the start of adulthood.