Table 3. Estimated prevalence of current smoking by selected sociodemographic characteristics in each of the low-income to middle-income countries (%, SE); World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Consortium.
| Nigeria (n=282) | Peoples' Republic of China (n=1584) | South Africa (n=1010) | Colombia (n=669) | Mexico (n=1122) | Ukraine (n=1285) | Lebanon (n=1113) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||
| male | 7.5 (0.5) | 55.5 (1.3) | 41.4 (1.3) | 20.2 (1.3) | 31.7 (1.4) | 57.7 (1.3) | 42.4 (1.8) |
| female | 0.4 (0.2) | 5.5 (0.6) | 11.8 (0.9) | 9.9 (0.7) | 10.5 (0.8) | 11.7 (0.6) | 29.8 (1.8) |
| Age at interview (years)* | |||||||
| 18–24 | 1.2 (0.3) | 16.9 (1.8) | 21.4 (1.4) | 11.9 (1.2) | 19.4 (1.5) | 45.6 (2.2) | 24.5 (2.5) |
| 25–34 | 4.6 (0.5) | 37.9 (2.8) | 28.6 (1.6) | 11.6 (1.1) | 20.2 (1.6) | 47.9 (2.4) | 32.8 (2.1) |
| 35–44 | 5.3 (0.7) | 40.4 (1.3) | 30.2 (2.4) | 17.4 (1.7) | 24.2 (1.5) | 42.2 (1.8) | 49.2 (2.4) |
| 45–54 | 6.1 (1.0) | 36.1 (1.8) | 25.0 (2.0) | 19.5 (1.7) | 21.8 (2.2) | 32.3 (1.7) | 48.5 (2.3) |
| 55 and older | 3.6 (0.7) | 21.0 (1.3) | 20.6 (1.9) | 13.1 (1.7) | 15.4 (1.8) | 14.4 (0.8) | 32.7 (3.0) |
| Education* | |||||||
| None/some primary | 2.6 (0.4) | Not assessed | 25.8 (1.7) | 21.0 (1.8) | 18.8 (1.0) | 9.5 (2.6) | 37.5 (2.3) |
| Finished primary | 5.3 (0.4) | 26.2 (1.2) | 14.7 (1.0) | 22.2 (1.2) | 25.3 (1.2) | 45.4 (2.1) | |
| Finished secondary | 1.9 (0.5) | 25.7 (2.1) | 11.8 (1.3) | 19.0 (1.8) | 39.8 (1.2) | 32.2 (2.9) | |
| Some college | 5.0 (0.8) | 24.0 (2.3) | 14.2 (1.7) | 23.1 (2.6) | 33.4 (1.7) | 24.9 (3.1) | |
| College graduate | 2.2 (1.1) | 20.9 (3.9) | 9.6 (1.9) | 16.6 (1.9) | 28.0 (2.3) | 24.7 (2.5) | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 4.5 (0.4) | 33.6 (1.0) | 24.7 (1.2) | 14.9 (1.0) | 20.8 (0.9) | 33.6 (0.9) | 41.3 (1.8) |
| No longer married | 3.1 (0.9) | 33.6 (3.2) | 34.5 (3.7) | 16.0 (2.0) | 18.9 (2.0) | 20.3 (1.3) | 38.2 (3.6) |
| Never married | 2.9 (0.4) | 26.8 (2.1) | 25.2 (1.1) | 13.4 (1.1) | 20.5 (1.8) | 45.6 (2.6) | 27.6 (2.2) |
| Employment* | |||||||
| Working | 4.6 (0.3) | 37.4 (1.3) | Not assessed | 16.9 (1.0) | 26.7 (1.1) | 41.0 (1.3) | 40.0 (1.9) |
| Student | 1.2 (0.4) | 5.0 (1.7) | 9.8 (2.6) | 16.2 (2.7) | 35.9 (4.8) | 14.7 (3.1) | |
| Homemaker | 0.3 (0.3) | 7.3 (3.2) | 8.3 (0.9) | 9.4 (0.9) | 21.4 (2.7) | 34.3 (2.2) | |
| Retired | 6.4 (2.4) | 17.2 (0.9) | 10.0 (2.5) | 14.3 (3.6) | 13.8 (0.7) | 42.5 (4.2) | |
| Other | 3.7 (1.0) | 44.0 (2.6) | 19.5 (2.4) | 30.5 (4.8) | 45.5 (2.9) | 38.6 (3.9) | |
*
Reflect values at the time of interview