Table 1.
Prevalence of smoking and average daily tobacco consumption in older adults, by selected characteristics
| Characteristics |
Tobacco use |
Mean daily tobacco use (cigarette equivalent) | N (4252) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current daily smoker (%) | Smoker, not daily (%) | Not current smoker (%) | Never smoker (%) | |||
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 50–59 |
6.8 |
2.9 |
14.0 |
76.4 |
5.7 |
1 694 |
| 60–69 |
7.6 |
3.0 |
13.1 |
76.3 |
5.1 |
1 172 |
| 70+ |
8.7 |
2.0 |
15.5 |
73.8 |
4.8 |
1 386 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
11.3 |
3.7 |
24.6 |
60.4 |
5.4 |
2 090 |
| Female |
3.7 |
1.4 |
29.0 |
92.0 |
4.4 |
2 160 |
| M : F Ratio |
3.1 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
|
|
Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
4.1 |
2.2 |
15.6 |
78.2 |
4.8 |
1 753 |
| Rural |
10.2 |
2.9 |
13.3 |
73.7 |
5.3 |
2 497 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No education |
10.2 |
1.8 |
10.7 |
77.2 |
5.0 |
2 310 |
| Primary completed or less |
4.3 |
2.4 |
16.1 |
77.2 |
4.9 |
886 |
| Secondary education(or equivalent) completed |
11.9 |
7.5 |
43.2 |
13.3 |
15.6 |
882 |
| College/University/ Postgraduate |
1.6 |
0.9 |
31.8 |
16.7 |
3.5 |
149 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Never married |
12.2 |
4.3 |
21.6 |
61.9 |
3.3 |
61 |
| Currently married/ Cohabited |
9.0 |
3.0 |
18.8 |
69.2 |
5.5 |
2441 |
| Separated/divorced |
4.9 |
3.3 |
12.3 |
79.6 |
5.2 |
547 |
| Widowed |
5.8 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
88.1 |
4.1 |
1 177 |
|
Income quintile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Q1 |
16 |
3.2 |
11.8 |
69.0 |
4.4 |
790 |
| Q2 |
9.1 |
3.1 |
13.3 |
74.5 |
5.1 |
813 |
| Q3 |
8.0 |
2.1 |
14.5 |
75.4 |
6.2 |
865 |
| Q4 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
14.2 |
78.7 |
5.2 |
862 |
| Q5 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
16.8 |
78.9 |
7.4 |
916 |
| Total respondents (%) | 325 (7.6) | 111(2.6) | 605 (14.2) | 3 211(75.5) | 325 (7.6) | 4252 |