Table 3.
Prevalence of Weekly Alcohol Drinking Among Cambodian Women by Smokeless Tobacco Use and Demographic Variables
| n | Not Currently Using BQa;% (95% Confidence Interval) | Currently Using BQa; % (95% Confidence Interval) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–25 | 2099 | 5.0 (3.5–7.1) | 9.1 (2.2–31.2) |
| 26–36 | 1765 | 9.3 (7.1–12.0) | 17.5 (11.4–26.1) |
| 37–48 | 2006 | 7.8 (6.3–9.6) | 15.2 (11.3–20.1) |
| >48 | 1988 | 6.5 (4.6–9.2) | 6.3 (4.7–8.4) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Khmer | 7249 | 7.3 (6.1–8.6) | 10.1 (8.2–12.4) |
| Non-Khmer | 609 | 3.6 (2.1–6.2) | 0.3 (0.0–2.5) |
| Religion | |||
| Buddhist | 7354 | 7.3 (6.1–8.6) | 10.0 (8.1–12.3) |
| Non-Buddhist | 504 | 3.2 (1.7–6.0) | 1.4 (0.3–7.1) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 5471 | 8.3 (7.2–9.7) | 12.3 (9.8–15.3) |
| Not married | 2387 | 4.2 (2.8–6.4) | 5.0 (3.4–7.5) |
| Years of education | |||
| 0–6 | 6695 | 8.1 (6.9–9.4) | 9.5 (7.7–11.7) |
| 7–12 | 1073 | 3.8 (2.4–5.9) | 10.8 (3.6–27.9) |
| >12 | 84 | 1.0 (0.2–4.5) | ND |
| Income per day (US$) | |||
| <1 | 6764 | 7.2 (6.0–8.6) | 8.9 (7.1–11.2) |
| 1–2 | 585 | 9.9 (6.9–14.1) | 18.5 (10.7–30.0) |
| 2.01–3 | 202 | 2.6 (1.1–6.0) | 7.2 (2.0–22.9) |
| >3 | 307 | 4.7 (2.6–8.4) | 17.1 (6.6–37.7) |
| Urbanicity | |||
| Urban | 939 | 7.3 (4.4–11.8) | 2.6 (0.8–7.6) |
| Rural | 6919 | 7.1 (5.9–8.4) | 10.0 (8.1–12.3) |
| Occupation | |||
| None | 1458 | 5.8 (3.8–8.7) | 5.1 (3.1–8.2) |
| Professional (nonhealth) | 24 | 3.8 (0.8–15.9) | ND |
| Technical | 80 | 4.0 (1.3–11.7) | ND |
| Sales | 1016 | 5.8 (4.0–8.3) | 12.1 (5.8–23.5) |
| Farming or livestock | 4790 | 8.2 (6.9–9.6) | 10.8 (8.5–13.7) |
| Labor | 220 | 10.0 (3.6–24.8) | 25.4 (6.2–63.4) |
| Trades or crafts | 173 | 5.6 (2.6–11.3) | 7.2 (1.7–26.5) |
| All other | 97 | 2.2 (0.6–8.6) | ND |
a
BQ indicates smokeless tobacco in the form of a betel quid (betel leaf, betel nut, tobacco leaves formed into a packet and inserted into the gingival pocket).
Abbreviations: ND, not determined due to insufficient events.