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. 2025 Aug 22;23:10.18332/tid/207157. doi: 10.18332/tid/207157

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants, a cross-sectional study, Ordu University, Türkiye, 2024 (N=679)

Characteristics n %
Gender
Male 286 42.1
Female 393 57.9
Age (years)
<20 19 2.8
20–40 429 63.2
41–60 218 32.1
>60 13 1.9
Education level
Primary school 31 4.6
High school 116 17.1
University 521 78.3
Employment status
Employed 410 60.4
Unemployed 269 39.6
Residence
Urban 543 80.0
Rural 136 20.0
Monthly income (TL)
>15000 237 34.9
15000–10000 176 25.9
<10000 266 39.2
Smoking status
Active smoker 288 42.4
Never smoker 311 45.8
Ex-smoker 80 11.8
Electronic cigarette use
Active smoker 38 5.6
Never smoker 592 87.2
Ex-smoker 49 11.8
Hookah use
Active smoker 63 9.3
Never smoker 538 79.2
Ex-smoker 78 11.5
Alcohol use
Active user 185 27.2
Never user 410 60.4
Former user 84 12.4
Duration of smoking (years), mean ± SD 5.95 ± 8.56
Cigarettes smoked per day, mean ± SD 6.57 ± 8.40

TL: 1000 Turkish Liras about US$25.