Table 2.

Distribution of Study Variables by Smoking Status.^a,b

		Smoking status
		Never Smokers		Past Smoker		Current Smokers
Variable	Category	n	%	n	%	n	%	χ2
Gender	Male	450	26.3	353	81.5	347	85.3	742.58c
	Female	1263	73.7	80	18.5	60	14.7
Age	<68	822	48.0	190	43.9	207	50.9	4.22
	>68	891	52.0	243	56.1	200	49.1
Household Income	<300	557	32.5	101	23.3	111	27.3	24.20c
	300-800	762	44.5	191	44.1	191	46.9
	>800	394	23.0	141	32.6	105	25.8
CMC	No CMC	301	17.6	62	14.3	103	25.3	27.38c
	1-2 CMCs	877	51.2	227	52.4	216	53.1
	3+ CMCs	535	31.2	144	33.3	88	21.6
Education	No formal	755	44.1	145	33.5	122	30.0	36.81c
	Primary	725	42.3	214	49.4	216	53.1
	Secondary and Tertiaryt	233	13.6	74	17.1	69	17.0

Abbreviation: CMCs, chronic medical conditions.

^a P ≤ .05.

^b P < .01.

^c P < .001.