Research Article
Sociodemographic Correlates of Tobacco Consumption in Rural Gujarat, India
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and knowledge of health hazards of tobacco consumption.
| | Variable | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) |
| | Age | | | | | 18–34 years | 5078 (41.7) | 4846 (42.7) | 9924 (42.2) | | 35–44 years | 2607 (21.4) | 2488 (21.9) | 5095 (21.7) | | 45–54 years | 2070 (17.0) | 1878 (16.5) | 3948 (16.8) | | Above 55 years | 2412 (19.8) | 2150 (18.9) | 4562 (19.4) | | Mean ± SD | 39.90 ± 15.08 years | 39.60 ± 15.31 years | 39.78 ± 15.23 years | | Income level | | | | | Employed for wages | 582 (4.7) | 66 (0.6) | 648 (2.7) | | Not employed | 1943 (15.7) | 11074 (95.8) | 13017 (54.3) | | Self-employed | 9860 (79.6) | 420 (3.6) | 10280 (42.9) | | Educational level | | | | | No formal education | 3551 (28.7) | 5047 (43.7) | 8598 (35.9) | | Elementary education | 4939 (39.9) | 4397 (38.0) | 9336 (39.0) | | High school education | 3396 (27.4) | 1907 (16.5) | 5303 (22.1) | | Some college and college graduate | 496 (4.0) | 208 (1.8) | 704 (2.9) | | Use of tobacco in any form | | | | | Yes | 3988 (32.2) | 377 (3.3) | 4365 (18.2) | | No | 8403 (67.8) | 11185 (96.7) | 19588 (81.8) | | Smoking (bidis/cigarettes) | | | | | Every day | 2452 (19.8) | 108 (0.9) | 2560 (10.7) | | Some days | 783 (6.3) | 55 (0.5) | 838 (3.5) | | Not at all | 9156 (73.9) | 11399 (98.6) | 20555 (85.8) | | Chewing tobacco/use of smokeless tobacco | | | | | Yes | 2103 (17.0) | 154 (1.3) | 2257 (9.4) | | No | 10288 (83.0) | 11408 (98.7) | 21696 (90.6) | | Knowledge regarding health risks of tobacco use | | | | | Does smoking cause lung and other cancers? | | | | | Yes | 10329 (84.6) | 9302 (81.8) | 19631 (83.3) | | No | 1874 (15.4) | 2066 (18.2) | 3940 (16.7) | | Does chewing tobacco/smoking cause mouth cancer? | | | | | Yes | 11111 (91.1) | 10032 (88.3) | 21143 (89.7) | | No | 1089 (8.9) | 1332 (11.7) | 2421 (10.3) |
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