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. 2015 Mar 18;10(3):e0118500. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118500

Table 3. Prevalence (95% CI) of passive smoking among males and females by selected characteristics (2001–2010).

Total Male Female
Characteristics 2001 survey 2010 survey P1 2001 survey 2010 survey P1 2001 survey 2010 survey P1
(n = 2,277) (n = 2,102) (n = 943) (n = 848) (n = 1,334) (n = 1,254)
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Total 30.5 (28.6–32.4) 30.0 (28.1–32.0) 0.717 19.6 (17.1–22.2) 21.2 (18.5–24.0) 0.399 38.2 (35.6–40.8) 36.0 (33.3–38.6) 0.233
Age group
    60- 33.5 (31.0–35.9) 33.6 (30.4–36.9) 0.943 23.3 (19.9–26.7) 18.4 (13.8–22.9) 0.097 40.5 (37.2–43.8) 41.6 (37.5–45.8) 0.685
    70- 25.1 (21.9–28.3) 28.7 (26.0–31.4) 0.092 13.3 (9.5–17.1) 23.8 (19.8–27.7) <0.001 33.9 (29.3–38.5) 32.2 (28.5–35.8) 0.563
    80- 27.0 (18.2–35.9) 22.2 (16.3–28.1) 0.356 13.2 (1.9–24.4) 18.3 (11.1–25.4) 0.468 35.5 (23.2–47.7) 27.9 (17.7–38.0) 0.331
    P2 <0.001 0.003 0.001 0.155 0.066 0.001
Marital status
    Married 31.1 (29.0–33.2) 29.7 (27.5–31.8) 0.343 20.0 (17.4–22.7) 20.5 (17.7–23.3) 0.815 40.4 (37.4–43.4) 36.9 (33.9–39.9) 0.103
    Widowed or divorced 27.6 (22.9–32.2) 32.0 (26.9–37.1) 0.200 14.5 (6.0–23.0) 29.9 (18.6–41.1) 0.031 30.6 (25.3–35.9) 32.6 (26.8–38.3) 0.621
    P2 0.180 0.391 0.265 0.072 0.002 0.199
Occupation
    White collar 24.9 (22.4–27.5) 26.7 (23.4–29.9) 0.411 20.6 (17.4–23.7) 21.6 (16.8–26.3) 0.722 30.4 (26.4–34.5) 30.2 (25.8–34.6) 0.945
    Light physical labor 37.9 (34.9–40.9) 27.7 (24.5–30.9) <0.001 20.6 (15.5–25.7) 19.2 (15.2–23.1) 0.663 43.4 (39.9–46.9) 36.1 (31.3–40.9) 0.018
    Hard physical labor 21.6 (14.9–28.3) 36.6 (32.8–40.3) 0.001 9.8 (3.2–16.3) 25.0 (18.6–31.4) 0.004 36.4 (24.5–48.3) 41.2 (36.6–45.7) 0.459
    P2 <0.001 <0.001 0.063 0.283 <0.001 0.004
Education level (years)
    0–6 35.5 (32.5–38.5) 37.6 (33.6–41.5) 0.412 16.6 (12.0–21.2) 32.4 (24.8–40.1) <0.001 42.5 (38.8–46.1) 39.4 (34.7–44.0) 0.300
    7–12 28.8 (25.6–31.9) 31.2 (28.1–34.3) 0.277 20.9 (16.6–25.2) 20.1 (15.5–24.7) 0.791 34.9 (30.5–39.4) 37.1 (33.1–41.2) 0.471
    13∼ 24.0 (20.3–27.7) 22.0 (18.9–25.1) 0.414 20.6 (16.2–25.0) 18.0 (14.2–21.7) 0.368 30.1 (23.5–36.8) 28.1 (22.7–33.5) 0.641
    P2 <0.001 <0.001 0.355 0.001 0.002 0.008

P1 is for 2001 vs. 2010;

P2 is for the comparison of characteristics groups.