Table 1

 Demographic characteristics and smoking status of South Asian community participants. Values are numbers (percentages) of participants

Bangladeshi (n = 41)Pakistani (n = 32)
Age (years)
    18–2914 (34)12 (38)
    30–4922 (54)14 (44)
    50+5 (12)6 (19)
Men29 (70)24 (75)
Women12 (30)8 (25)
Household tenure
    Owned16 (39)13 (43)
    Rented25 (61)19 (57)
Age left full time education (years)
    Did not attend school02 (7)
    Under 1610 (24)5 (17)
    1618 (43)12 (37)
    17–1810 (24)11 (33)
    over 183 (30)2 (7)
Smoking status
    Current smoker32 (78)23 (73)
    Non-smoker9 (22)9 (27)