Table 1. Pattern of current tobacco use among adults in Bangladesh by type of use and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics.
| Socioeconomic or demographic characteristic | Tobacco use | Tobacco smoking | Smokeless tobacco use | Sample size n | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | ||
| Overall | 43.3 | (41.7, 45.0) | 23.0 | (21.9, 24.2) | 27.2 | (25.5, 28.9) | 9,629 |
| Gender | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | P>0.05 | ||||
| Male | 58.0 | (55.9, 60.1) | 44.7 | (42.5, 47.0) | 26.4 | (24.2, 28.6) | 4468 |
| Female | 28.7 | (26.7, 30.8) | 1.5 | (1.1, 2.1) | 27.9 | (25.9, 30.0) | 5161 |
| Age (years) | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | ||||
| 15–24 | 16.9 | (14.7, 19.4) | 12.0 | (10.2, 14.1) | 6.6 | (5.1, 8.6) | 2,073 |
| 25–34 | 36.3 | (33.6, 39.1) | 22.6 | (20.3, 25.1) | 19.9 | (17.7, 22.3) | 2,665 |
| 35–44 | 55.0 | (51.7, 58.2) | 29.8 | (27.3, 32.4) | 35.0 | (31.8, 38.4) | 2,232 |
| 45–54 | 67.6 | (63.9, 71.1) | 32.9 | (29.6, 36.3) | 46.7 | (42.4, 51.0) | 1,329 |
| 55–64 | 70.7 | (66.4, 74.6) | 31.6 | (27.3, 36.3) | 49.3 | (44.6, 54.0) | 755 |
| 65+ | 70.8 | (66.2, 75.1) | 23.5 | (19.5, 28.0) | 56.4 | (51.3, 61.4) | 575 |
| Place of residence | P<0.05 | P>0.05 | P<0.05 | ||||
| Urban | 38.1 | (35.6, 40.7) | 21.3 | (19.8, 22.9) | 22.5 | (20.3, 24.8) | 4,857 |
| Rural | 45.1 | (43.2, 47.1) | 23.6 | (22.2, 25.1) | 28.8 | (26.8, 30.9) | 4,772 |
| Education | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | ||||
| No formal education | 62.9 | (60.7, 65.1) | 31.1 | (29.1, 33.3) | 42.3 | (39.8, 44.9) | 3,416 |
| Less than primary | 47.2 | (43.0, 51.4) | 26.6 | (23.6, 29.8) | 28.7 | (25.0, 32.8) | 1,487 |
| Primary | 37.6 | (34.0, 41.3) | 17.5 | (14.7, 20.6) | 24.9 | (21.4, 28.7) | 1,115 |
| Less than secondary | 26.2 | (23.5, 29.0) | 16.7 | (14.6, 19.0) | 13.5 | (11.5, 15.7) | 1,937 |
| Secondary or above | 21.7 | (18.7, 25.0) | 14.3 | (11.9, 17.2) | 10.2 | (8.1, 12.7) | 1,610 |
| Occupation | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | ||||
| Employed | 57.6 | (54.6, 60.6) | 43.3 | (40.3, 46.3) | 26.5 | (23.6, 29.7) | 2,326 |
| Self-employed | 62.5 | (59.6, 65.3) | 46.7 | (44.0, 49.4) | 30.7 | (28.0, 33.5) | 2,271 |
| Homemaker | 30.4 | (28.1, 32.8) | 1.4 | (1.0, 2.0) | 29.6 | (27.3, 32.0) | 4,132 |
| Student | 4.4 | (2.3, 8.3) | 3.4 | (1.5, 7.5) | 1.0 | (0.4, 2.6) | 461 |
| Unemployed/retired | 49.8 | (43.3, 56.4) | 22.1 | (17.1, 28.2) | 32.4 | (26.6, 38.8) | 435 |
| Wealth index | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | P<0.05 | ||||
| Lowest | 55.6 | (52.7, 58.5) | 29.2 | (26.4, 32.2) | 36.1 | (32.6, 39.8) | 1,866 |
| Low | 48.1 | (45.2, 51.0) | 26.3 | (24.0, 28.7) | 30.3 | (27.4, 33.3) | 2,068 |
| Middle | 43.1 | (39.6, 46.6) | 23.2 | (20.6, 26.1) | 26.3 | (23.2, 29.6) | 1,732 |
| High | 38.4 | (35.6, 41.4) | 20.5 | (18.2, 22.9) | 23.8 | (21.4, 26.3) | 2,040 |
| Highest | 28.1 | (25.1, 31.2) | 13.6 | (11.8, 15.7) | 17.3 | (14.8, 20.1) | 1,923 |
CI=Confidence interval