Table 1. Characteristics of studies that met the inclusion criteria for meta-analysis of smoking prevalence among women.

Place of study ‏(source‏)	Sub groups	Age	Prevalence‏ (%)	Sample size	Place of sampling	Time of Publication	Time of study
Bandar-abbas	All of age groups	15‏<	0.9	1810	Urban	2007	2007
Semnan	All of age groups	30-70	0.5	2104	Both	2005	2005
Tehran	All of age groups	15‏<	2.1	11801	Urban	2001	1998-2001
17‏ regions of Tehran	All of age groups	25-64	4.2	1573	Urban	2003	2002-3
All of province	All of age groups	15-69	9.7	26618	Both	1990	1990
All of province	All of age groups	15-64	4.2	84706	Both	2005	2005
All of province	All of age groups	15-64	1.4	5281	Both	2007	2007
Isfahan	Students	11-18	0.04	1950	Both	2004	2003
Zahedan	Students	14-17	0.4	475	Urban	2003	2003
Kerman	Students	11-18	0.4	860	Urban	2002	2002
Orumie	adult	20-44	3.6	3000	Urban	2004	2004
Gonabad	adult	20-40	1.7	356	Urban	2004	2004