Table 1

Smoking habits among a representative sample of 501 Italian doctors, 1999

Smoking status		Total				Sex			Age group, years
		Total				Men					Women		⩽40			41–50		>50
		%	Number			%	Number				%	Number	%	Number		%	Number	%	Number
Current smokers	24.2	121		24.5	94		23.1	27	22.8	43		26.8	53		21.9	25
Occasional smokers^1-150	3.4	17		3.6	14		2.6	3	4.2	8		3.0	6		2.6	3
Ex-smokers	26.5	133		29.4	113		17.1	20	14.8	28		31.8	63		36.8	42
Never smokers	45.9	230		42.4	163		57.3	67	58.2	110		38.4	76		38.6	44