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. 2009 May 22;9:149. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-149

Table 1.

Prevalence of smoking variables among men by the urban slum and non-slum areas in Bangladesh

Variables Slum Non-slum Total P

n % n % n %
Currently smoke cigarette:
No 3027 46.7 3138 55.4 6155 50.7 < 0.001
Yes 3461 53.3 2529 44.6 5990 49.3
No. of cigarette on a typical day:
No 3027 46.7 3138 55.4 6165 50.7 < 0.001
1–10 2594 40.0 1906 33.6 4500 37.0
11–20 729 11.2 510 9.0 1239 10.2
21+ 138 2.1 113 2.0 251 2.1
Average (daily) 9.9 9.3
Currently smoke bidi:
No 5748 88.6 5487 96.8 11235 92.4 < 0.001
Yes 740 11.4 180 3.2 920 7.6
No. of bidi on a typical day:
No 5748 88.6 5487 96.8 11235 92.4 < 0.001
1–10 371 5.7 78 1.4 449 3.7
11–20 190 2.9 65 1.1 255 2.1
21+ 178 2.7 36 0.6 214 1.8
Average (daily) 13.9 13.3
Currently smoking any of the two:
None 2606 40.2 3037 53.6 5643 46.4 < 0.001
Only cigarette 3142 48.4 2450 43.2 5592 46.0
Only bidi 421 6.5 101 1.8 522 4.3
Both 319 4.9 79 1.4 398 3.3