Table 3.
Type of tobacco product used and number of cigarettes smoked daily by Malaysian adults aged 15 years and over, by gender
Type of tobacco used | Estimated population | n | % | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|
Any smoked tobacco product | 4935109 | 4418 | 22.6 | 21.6-23.5 |
Smokeless tobacco | 2393112 | 2166 | 10.9 | 10.1-11.7 |
Hand-rolled | 503862 | 684 | 2.3 | 2.0-2.6 |
Cigarette smoked daily (sticks) | ||||
1-5 | 987759 | 980 | 24.4 | 22.4-26.6 |
6-10 | 1016431 | 869 | 25.1 | 23.2-27.1 |
11-15 | 322083 | 268 | 8.0 | 6.9-9.2 |
15-20 | 773702 | 738 | 19.1 | 17.5-20.8 |
21 and above | 947704 | 806 | 23.4 | 21.1-25.9 |