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. 2024;25(9):3087–3096. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.9.3087

Table 1.

Proportion of Households with Children Aged Less than 15 Years Exposed to SHS at Homes in India by Socio-Demographic Characteristics, India, 2009-10 and 2016-17

GATS I (2009–10) GATS 2 (2016–17)
Overall 26,463 55.6 20,749 42.1
Background
characteristics
Number of households with children exposed to SHS at home (%) Number of households with children exposed to SHS at home Households with children exposed to SHS at home(%)
Religion
Hindu NA NA 13,505 41.8
Muslim NA NA 3,325 47.2
Christian NA NA 2,924 34.8
Others NA NA 994 28.4
Caste
Scheduled Caste NA NA 4,025 48.1
Scheduled Tribe NA NA 5,231 53.4
Other Backward Caste NA NA 6,138 40.2
Others NA NA 5,174 36.3
Place of residence
Urban 8,058 41.7 5,010 30.2
Rural 18,405 60.5 15,739 47.5
Wealth
Poorest 6,838 66.4 6,112 54.4
Second 7,183 59.5 5,935 43.8
Middle 4,426 53.5 2,966 39.5
Fourth 4,584 46.1 3,560 35.3
Richest 3,432 32.3 2,176 26.7
Region
North 6,217 56.4 5,356 51.6
Central 4,808 68.1 4,346 57
East 4,232 61.6 2,886 43.1
North East 7,177 57.8 5,837 51.8
South 1,714 31.2 1,091 17.5
West 2,315 45.4 1,233 27.9
Number of children
in the household
Less than 3 16,272 50.8 13,838 38.7
≥ 3 10,191 62.9 6,911 49.3
Knowledge among adults about the harmful health effects of SHS on children
Yes NA NA 19,141 41.6
No NA NA 1,037 47.2
Adult smoker in home
Yes 7,065 81.1 4,892 72.2
No 19,398 51.3 15,857 38.4
Noticed information in media about dangers of SHS during last 30 days
Yes NA NA 7,128 34.2
No NA NA 13,023 46.2