Table 1

(Corrected): The estimated percentage decrease (population attributable risk percent (PAR%)) in 45–74 year old mortality rates during 1996–99 had all current and ex-smokers actually been never smokers

Men 1996–99

Women 1996–99

Within educational group †

PAR% in total population

PAR% within educational group

PAR% in total population

PAR% within educational group

Nil

School

Post-school

Nil

School

Post-school

(ii) All current and ex-smokers become never smokers in each educational group (ie, historically smokefree).

26%

29%

26%

23%

25%

27%

24%

23%

Within ethnic group ‡

PAR% in total population

PAR% within ethnic group

PAR% in total population

PAR% within ethnic group

Māori

nMnP

Māori

nMnP

(ii) All current and ex-smokers become never smokers in each ethnic group (ie, historically smokefree).

25%

17%

28%

24%

25%

25%

nMnP – non-Māori non-Pacific (ie, mainly "New Zealand European" ethnicity). See the footnotes to Figure 1 in the original article for ethnicity definitions.

† Source: Table 4 of reference 75 in the original article.

‡ Source: PAR% calculated from data in reference 27 in the original article.

NB: The educational PAR% estimates are calculated using Poisson rate ratios adjusted for age and ethnicity, whereas the ethnic PAR% estimates are based on age-standardised mortality rate

Wilson et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2006 5:16   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-5-16