Table 3: Working occupation according to cigarette smoking pattern in adults. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Non-Smoker (A) Smoker (B) Former smoker (C) Subtotal (B+C) Total χ2 (p)*
n % n % n % n % n %
Occupation 138.25 (< 0.01)
Workmen 163 54.9 75 25.3 59 19.9 134 45.1 297 100.0
Transportation 39 49.4 18 22.8 22 27.8 40 50.6 79 100.0
Traders 95 58.3 31 19.0 37 22.7 68 41.7 163 100.0
Craftmen 40 63.5 12 19.0 11 17.5 23 36.5 63 100.0
Engineers/Architects 28 66.7 8 19.0 6 14.3 14 33.3 42 100.0
Office work 197 66.6 53 17.9 46 15.5 99 33.4 296 100.0
Police/Military 114 66.7 25 14.6 32 18.7 57 33.3 171 100.0
Household activities 289 73.2 45 11.4 61 15.4 106 26.8 395 100.0
Teacher 74 74.0 10 10.0 16 16.0 26 26.0 100 100.0
Not specified 47 77.0 6 9.8 8 13.1 14 23.0 61 100.0
Health personnel 58 73.4 7 8.9 14 17.7 21 26.6 79 100.0
Student 363 86.6 35 8.4 21 5.0 56 13.4 419 100.0
Retired/Incapacitated 37 78.7 3 6.4 7 14.9 10 21.3 47 100.0
Total 1544 69.8 328 14.8 340 15.4 668 30.2 2212 100.0

*Chi square test.