Table 1.
Distribution of the socio-demographic characteristics of current cigarette smokers in Dire Dawa town, Ethiopia, February; 2009.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | n (N = 384) |
(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 355 | 92.44 |
| Female | 29 | 7.56 |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 206 | 53.64 |
| Orthodox | 151 | 39.32 |
| Others (protestant, catholic Jhova, and no religion) | 27 | 7.03 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 211 | 54.94 |
| Married | 108 | 28.13 |
| Divorced | 44 | 11.46 |
| Widowed | 21 | 5.47 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 15-19 | 30 | 7.8 |
| 20-29 | 180 | 46.9 |
| 30-39 | 106 | 27.6 |
| 40 and above | 68 | 17.7 |
| Educational status* | ||
| illiterate | 23 | 6.0 |
| Lierate | 361 | 94.0 |
*Educational status (illiterate = who could not read and write any language at all, literate = who can read and write any language)