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 |