Table 3.

Level of current smoking according to age

	Men
Age group (years)	n	Light n (%)	Moderate n (%)	Heavy n (%)
60–64	97	27 (27.8)	48 (49.5)	22 (22.7)
65–69	88	36 (40.9)	38 (43.2)	14 (15.9)
70–74	82	39 (47.6)	31 (37.8)	12 (14.6)
≥75	85	44 (51.8)	34 (40.0)	7 (8.2)
Total	352	146 (41.5)	151 (42.9)	55 (15.6)
		Women
60–64	82	59 (72.0)	20 (24.4)	3 (3.7)
65–69	58	44 (75.9)	13 (22.4)	1 (1.7)
70–74	39	25 (64.1)	10 (25.6)	4 (10.3)
≥75	27	20 (74.0)	6 (22.2)	1 (3.7)
Total	206	148 (71.8)	49 (23.8)	9 (4.4)

Note: Light, moderate and heavy smokers defined as those who smoked ≤5, 6–20 and >20 cigarettes/beedis daily.