Table 1 Characteristics of the informants.

Informant number, sex and name *	Age	Status Ex = ex-smoker S = smoker	Age at start	Years as smoker	Maximum number of cigarettes a day	Serious diseases	Years since the last stop
1. Male Anders	77	Ex	15	48	15	2 myocardial infarctions, angina, bypass, chr. bronchitis,	14
2. Male Jon	64	S	14	> 50	50	2 myocardial infarctions, angina, bypass, aorta aneurysm
3. Male Kristian	72	Ex	18**	> 20	40	Angina, bypass	34
4. Female Lilly	66	Ex	18	40	20	Bladder cancer, COPD****	8
5. Female Anna	68	Ex	18	46	10	Stomach ulcer, asthma.	4
6. Male Paul	63	Ex	15	10	15-20		38
7. Male Petter	72	Ex	14	42	50	3 strokes	16
8. Female Mary	62	Ex	13	40	10		9
9. Male Edvard	68	Ex	13	40	30		15
10. Male Georg	73	Ex	13	60	50	Atrial fibrillation, pacemaker.	<1
11. Male Karl	80	Ex	17	23	10		40
12. Male Thomas	64	Ex	14	44	20	Chr. bronchitis, Aorta aneurysm	6
13. Male Oscar	65	Ex	13	42***	20	COPD	2
14. Male Sverre	77	Ex	13	17	10		46
15. Male Hans	61	S	15	> 47	15
16. Female Elisabeth	77	S	17	> 60	10	TIA*****
17. Male Theodor	61	S	24	35	5-10
18. Female Nina	58	S	18	> 40	15	Severe pneumonia

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