Table 2.
Smoking status by social-demographics among Malaysian population aged 15 years and over
| Variable | Current smoking status 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated population | n | % | 95% CI | |
| Overall | 22.8 | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 4847892 | 4351 | 43.0 | 41.1-44.6 |
| Female | 143566 | 126 | 1.4 | 1.1-1.7 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Malay | 2686373 | 2970 | 24.7 | 23.6-25.9 |
| Chinese | 719321 | 460 | 14.2 | 12.7-15.9 |
| Indian | 244131 | 220 | 16.5 | 13.9-19.4 |
| Other Bumiputras | 613563 | 451 | 25.8 | 23.2-28.6 |
| Others | 728167 | 376 | 35.0 | 31.1-39.2 |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 15-24 | 1068902 | 793 | 19.5 | 17.7-21.4 |
| 25-44 | 2646668 | 2025 | 28.3 | 26.9-29.8 |
| 45-64 | 1085008 | 1325 | 20.1 | 19.0-21.4 |
| 65 + | 190878 | 334 | 11.5 | 9.8-13.3 |
| Income level | ||||
| Quintile 1 | 420632 | 456 | 16.5 | 14.6-18.6 |
| Quintile 2 | 999915 | 941 | 26.8 | 24.8-28.9 |
| Quintile 3 | 1130301 | 1091 | 25.1 | 23.3-27.0 |
| Quintile 4 | 1221197 | 1017 | 25.5 | 23.6-27.5 |
| Quintile 5 | 1211680 | 972 | 19.3 | 17.7-21.1 |
| Education attainment | ||||
| No formal education | 258514 | 216 | 21.5 | 17.6-26.1 |
| Primary | 1099147 | 1086 | 25.2 | 23.3-27.2 |
| Secondary | 2740921 | 2475 | 25.8 | 24.5-37.1 |
| Tertiary | 785981 | 637 | 14.9 | 13.5-16.3 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 1713143 | 1276 | 23.6 | 21.9-25.4 |
| Single | 3141651 | 3022 | 23.8 | 22.7-24.9 |
| Divorce/widow/er | 136663 | 179 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.9 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Government | 445344 | 431 | 23.1 | 20.6-25.9 |
| Private | 2574645 | 1898 | 31.7 | 29.8-33.6 |
| Self employed | 1220582 | 1348 | 35.4 | 33.2-37.6 |
| Unpaid/homemaker | 61011 | 68 | 2.1 | 1.5-2.9 |
| Retiree | 117466 | 168 | 19.3 | 16.0-33.1 |
| Residential | ||||
| Urban | 3515923 | 2373 | 21.2 | 20.0-22.4 |
| Rural | 1475534 | 2104 | 27.9 | 26.2-29.6 |