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Table 2 Time trends in the prevalence of current smoking between 2008 and 2016 according to the SES indicators by sex

From: Time trends of socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking in Okinawa, Japan, 2008–2016: a repeated cross-sectional study

 

2008

2012

2016

 

Current smoking

 

Current smoking

 

Current smoking

 

N

(%)

n

%

(95% CI)

N

(%)

n

%

(95% CI)

N

(%)

n

%

(95% CI)

P for trend a

Boys

1230

(100)

141

11.5

(9.7, 13.2)

1218

(100)

91

7.5

(6.0, 8.9)

1294

(100)

61

4.7

(3.6, 5.9)

<0.001

Parental education

 

 High

396

(32.2)

25

6.3

(3.9, 8.7)

463

(38.0)

31

6.7

(4.4, 9.0)

448

(34.7)

19

4.2

(2.4, 6.1)

0.183

 Middle

262

(21.3)

31

11.8

(7.9, 15.7)

240

(19.7)

11

4.6

(1.9, 7.2)

315

(24.3)

11

3.5

(1.5, 5.5)

<0.001

 Low

572

(46.5)

85

14.9

(11.9, 17.8)

515

(42.3)

49

9.5

(7.0, 12.0)

531

(41.0)

31

5.8

(3.8, 7.8)

<0.001

P for chi-square test

   

<0.001

    

0.041

    

0.251

  

Family structure

 

 Both parents

907

(73.7)

88

9.7

(7.8, 11.6)

870

(71.4)

56

6.4

(4.8, 8.1)

941

(72.7)

40

4.3

(3.0, 5.5)

<0.001

 Others

62

(5.0)

11

17.7

(8.2, 27.3)

79

(6.5)

6

7.6

(1.8, 13.4)

55

(4.3)

2

3.6

(-1.3, 8.6)

0.009

 Single parent

261

(21.2)

42

16.1

(11.6, 20.5)

269

(22.1)

29

10.8

(7.1, 14.5)

298

(23.0)

19

6.4

(3.6, 9.1)

<0.001

P for chi-square test

   

0.005

    

0.065b

    

0.345b

  

School type

 General HS

809

(65.8)

79

9.8

(7.7, 11.8)

777

(63.8)

34

4.4

(2.9, 5.8)

889

(68.7)

21

2.4

(1.4, 3.4)

<0.001

 Vocational HS

421

(34.2)

62

14.7

(11.3, 18.1)

441

(36.2)

57

12.9

(9.8, 16.1)

405

(31.3)

40

9.9

(7.0, 12.8)

0.036

P for chi-square test

   

0.010

    

<0.001

    

<0.001

  

Girls

1298

(100)

80

6.2

(4.9, 7.5)

1433

(100)

40

2.8

(1.9, 3.6)

1429

(100)

27

1.9

(1.2, 2.6)

<0.001

Parental education

 High

376

(29.0)

17

4.5

(2.4, 6.6)

499

(34.8)

9

1.8

(0.6, 3.0)

397

(27.8)

3

0.8

(-0.1, 1.6)

<0.001

 Middle

351

(27.0)

14

4.0

(1.9, 6.0)

355

(24.8)

5

1.4

(0.2, 2.6)

414

(29.0)

6

1.4

(0.3, 2.6)

0.021

 Low

571

(44.0)

49

8.6

(6.3, 10.9)

579

(40.4)

26

4.5

(2.8, 6.2)

618

(43.2)

18

2.9

(1.6, 4.2)

<0.001

P for chi-square test

   

0.006

    

0.008b

    

0.040b

  

Family structure

 Both parents

933

(71.9)

42

4.5

(3.2, 5.8)

1041

(72.6)

17

1.6

(0.9, 2.4)

978

(68.4)

14

1.4

(0.7, 2.2)

<0.001

 Others

66

(5.1)

6

9.1

(2.2, 16.0)

67

(4.7)

2

3.0

(-1.1, 7.1)

66

(4.6)

2

3.0

(-1.1, 7.2)

0.111

 Single parent

299

(23.0)

32

10.7

(7.2, 14.2)

325

(22.7)

21

6.5

(3.8, 9.1)

385

(26.9)

11

2.9

(1.2, 4.5)

<0.001

P for chi-square test

   

<0.001b

    

<0.001b

    

0.123b

  

School type

 

 General HS

892

(68.7)

46

5.2

(3.7, 6.6)

1062

(74.1)

21

2.0

(1.1, 2.8)

962

(67.3)

10

1.0

(0.4, 1.7)

<0.001

 Vocational HS

406

(31.3)

34

8.4

(5.7, 11.1)

371

(25.9)

19

5.1

(2.9, 7.4)

467

(32.7)

17

3.6

(1.9, 5.3)

0.003

P for chi-square test

   

0.025

    

0.002

    

0.001

  
  1. HS high school, CI confidence interval
  2. aCochran-Armitage trend test
  3. bFisher’s exact test