Research Article

Socioeconomic Gradients in Different Types of Tobacco Use in India: Evidence from Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2009-10

Table 2

Odds ratios (95% CI) for the association between current tobacco use (smoking, smokeless tobacco, and dual use) and wealth/education (n = 67,988).

SmokingSmokeless tobaccoDual use
CigarettesBidi
Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3

Wealth
PoorestRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Poor 2.00
(1.35, 2.98)
1.66
(1.11, 2.48)
1.74
(1.16, 2.62)
0.72
(0.63, 0.83)
0.84
(0.72, 0.97)
1.12
(0.95, 1.31)
0.64
(0.58, 0.70)
0.70
(0.64, 0.77)
0.80
(0.73, 0.88)
0.57
(0.48, 0.67)
0.64
(0.54, 0.77)
0.82
(0.68, 0.98)
Middle3.67
(2.52, 5.34)
2.50
(1.69, 3.68)
2.70
(1.81, 4.05)
0.58
(0.49, 0.70)
0.64
(0.52, 0.78)
1.02
(0.82, 1.26)
0.44
(0.39, 0.50)
0.48
(0.43, 0.55)
0.61
(0.53, 0.69)
0.42
(0.35, 0.51)
0.47
(0.39, 0.58)
0.68
(0.55, 0.84)
Rich4.94
(3.46, 7.06)
3.14
(2.16, 4.56)
3.38
(2.27, 5.05)
0.38
(0.31, 0.47)
0.41
(0.33, 0.52)
0.81
(0.64, 1.03)
0.30
(0.27, 0.34)
0.32
(0.29, 0.37)
0.44
(0.39, 0.51)
0.35
(0.29, 0.44)
0.39
(0.31, 0.49)
0.65
(0.51, 0.82)
Richest6.46
(4.52, 9.25)
3.63
(2.49, 5.30)
3.86
(2.54, 5.86)
0.14
(0.10, 0.19)
0.12
(0.08, 0.91)
0.30
(0.21, 0.43)
0.16
(0.14, 0.19)
0.16
(0.14, 0.19)
0.30
(0.21, 0.43)
0.21
(0.16, 0.26)
0.20
(0.16, 0.27)
0.40
(0.30, 0.52)

Education
No formal education Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Less than primary 2.56
(1.82, 3.60)
1.14
(0.81, 1.61)
0.97
(0.68, 1.39)
1.15
(0.97, 1.36)
0.69
(0.57, 0.84)
0.75
(0.62, 0.92)
0.92
(0.82, 1.02)
0.79
(0.70, 0.89)
0.92
(0.81, 1.03)
1.39
(1.17, 1.65)
0.81
(0.67, 0.97)
0.89
(0.74, 1.07)
Primary but less than secondary2.67
(1.99, 3.59)
1.14
(0.85, 1.52)
0.88
(0.64, 1.19)
0.48
(0.41, 0.56)
0.30
(0.25, 0.35)
0.35
(0.29, 0.41)
0.60
(0.54, 0.65)
0.51
(0.47, 0.57)
0.67
(0.61, 0.74)
0.75
(0.64, 0.88)
0.39
(0.33, 0.47)
0.47
(0.40, 0.56)
Secondary and above4.02
(3.02, 5.34)
1.24
(0.93, 1.65)
0.73
(0.53, 1.02)
0.17
(0.14, 0.21)
0.09
(0.08, 0.11)
0.12
(0.09, 0.14)
0.30
(0.27, 0.33)
0.25
(0.22, 0.28)
0.39
(0.35, 0.44)
0.36
(0.30, 0.43)
0.17
(0.14, 0.20)
0.22
(0.18, 0.27)

Occupation
Unemployed and unable to workRef.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.Ref.
Unemployed and able to work2.13
(0.86, 5.25)
2.95
(1.15, 7.58)
2.76
(1.07, 7.10)
0.38
(0.24, 0.60)
1.04
(0.62, 1.75)
1.18
(0.69, 2.01)
0.82
(0.62, 1.10)
1.54
(1.13, 2.08)
1.60
(1.17, 2.18)
1.60
(0.95, 2.69)
2.32
(1.32, 4.06)
2.56
(1.44, 4.54)
Housewife, students, and retirees0.29
(0.12, 0.68)
1.18
(0.49, 2.84)
0.91
(0.38, 2.22)
0.08
(0.06, 0.12)
0.50
(0.33, 0.74)
0.76
(0.51, 1.14)
0.28
(0.22, 0.34)
0.58
(0.46, 0.75)
0.76
(0.59, 0.96)
0.15
(0.10, 0.22)
0.52
(0.33, 0.84)
0.74
(0.46, 1.20)
Self-employed2.67
(1.18, 6.06)
2.76
(1.17, 6.52)
2.33
(0.99, 5.50)
0.79
(0.59, 1.07)
1.74
(1.22, 2.48)
1.97
(1.37, 2.83)
0.88
(0.71, 1.10)
1.50
(1.18, 1.91)
1.60
(1.26, 2.03)
1.40
(0.94, 2.08)
1.82
(1.17, 2.82)
2.02
(1.30, 3.14)
Nongovernment employee3.32
(1.48, 7.45)
3.72
(1.58, 8.76)
3.08
(1.31, 7.26)
0.62
(0.44, 0.86)
1.85
(1.26, 2.71)
2.00
(1.36, 2.96)
0.80
(0.64, 1.00)
1.57
(1.23, 2.01)
1.58
(1.24, 2.01)
1.42
(0.06, 2.10)
2.35
(1.51, 3.66)
2.50
(1.61, 3.89)
Government employee6.04
(2.60, 14.01)
4.89
(2.03, 11.79)
3.27
(1.34, 7.99)
0.26
(0.17, 0.40)
0.54
(0.33, 0.87)
1.41
(0.85, 2.32)
0.42
(0.32, 0.54)
0.72
(0.54, 0.97)
1.36
(1.02, 1.82)
0.64
(0.39, 1.05)
0.82
(0.48, 1.39)
1.74
(1.02, 2.97)

Model 1: unadjusted estimates. Model 2: adjusted for age, gender, area of residence, and geographic region. Model 3: adjusted for age, gender, area of residence, geographic region, and other socioeconomic variables.