Smoking among Schoolteachers in Estonia 1980

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Abstract
In the autumn 1980 schoolteachers in the Estonian SSR received a questionnaire concerning smoking habits and attitudes to health risks related to smoking. Responses were received from 8347 teachers (82% response rate). Of the 1336 men studied, 40% were current smokers and 15% ex-smokers. Of the 7011 women, 11% were current smokers and 4% ex-smokers. Among men in the age groups below 30, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59 and above 59 years the percentages of current smokers were 44, 44, 36, 38 and 45, respectively. For female schoolteachers the corresponding figures were 20, 15, 7, 6 and 2. There were no differences in the rates of smoking between Estonian (40% current smokers) and Russian (40%) men. Among Estonian females there were more current smokers (13%) than among Russian females (5%) studied. Of male schoolteachers who were current smokers, 92 smoked cigarettes only; among females this percentage was 99. Two percent of male and 15% of female cigarette smokers smoked a few cigarettes per month; the proportions of heavy smokers (20 or more cigarettes per day) were 10% and 1%, respectively. The belief that smoking is associated with coronary heart disease, lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and lung emphysema was more widespread among ex-smokers and non-smokers as compared with current smokers.

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