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. 2016 Oct 1;10(10):ZC103–ZC109. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/22704.8690

[Table/Fig-4]:

Intragroup Comparison of SLT cessation related practices with respect to demographics.

Demographic variables Wish to quit tobacco Find it difficult to quit tobacco Ever stopped tobacco for at least 1 week Ever seeked help of doctor Ever counselled to quit tobacco
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No
Age ≤30 yrs 79* 4 34 49 50 33 10 73 17 66
≥31 yrs 74* 13 39 48 47 40 8 79 22 65
Sex Male 149 16 71 94 94 71 18 147 39 126
Female 4 1 2 3 3 2 0 5 0 5
Education <Graduation 122 13 57 78 79 56 14 121 30 105
≥Graduation 31 4 16 19 18 17 4 31 9 26
Occupation ≥Semi profession 7* 4 6 5 3* 8 3 8 3 8
Others 146* 13 67 92 94* 65 15 144 36 123
Income ≤Rs.10,000 103 9 45 67 62 50 11 101 23 89
≥Rs.10,001 50 8 28 30 35 23 7 51 16 42
Marital status Single 72 6 33 45 45 33 10 68 14 64
Married 81 11 40 52 52 40 8 84 25 67
Religion Hindu 124 14 54* 84 73* 65 18* 120 33 105
Others 29 3 19* 13 24* 8 0* 32 6 26
Total 153 17 73 97 97 73 18 152 39 131

*-Significant at 5% level of significance