Table 2.

Prevalence of tobacco consumption among current smokers by sex, age group and level of education.

Characteristic	N	% Overall	N of Smokers	Smoking Prevalence (%)	χ2	p
Sex					507.131	<0.001
Men	1,026	50.0	462	43.2
Women	1,187	50.0	53	3.8
Age (year)					9.428	<0.001
15–24	206	15.7	33	15.2
25–44	967	39.1	237	26.2
45–64	759	32.2	200	26.9
≥65	281	13.0	45	17.0
Level of education					2.638	>0.05
Primary or less	200	9.9	50	25.8
Junior middle school	490	22.9	116	23.1
Senior middle school	680	33.8	190	25.8
College or more	623	33.4	156	25.6