Table 1

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
 Male47.9 (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)
 Female52.1 (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)
 25–3934.6 (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)
 40–5434.6 (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
 Low29.5 (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)
 Moderate37.5 (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)
 High31.9 (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
 Daily92.8 (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-daily1.1 (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 plans7.2 (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 months52.9 (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 beyond23.934.529.743.237.4
 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.