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. 2019 Feb 18;17:11. doi: 10.18332/tid/100631
Country (Survey Year) (Sample Size N) Philippines ( 2009 ) (N=2315 )
Poland ( 2010 ) (N=2184 )
Romania ( 2011 ) (N=958 )
Russia ( 2009 ) (N=4069 )
Thailand ( 2011 ) (N=3873 )
% ( 95% CI) p % ( 95% CI) p % ( 95% CI) p % ( 95% CI) p % ( 95% CI) p
Overall 25.4 (23.1–27.9) 30.2 (28.0–32.4) 38.4 (34.5–42.6) 37.2 (34.9–39.7) 33.2 (30.6–36.0)
Sexa <0.01 0.08 0.01 <0.01 0.09
Male 28.1 (25.4–30.9) 32.0 (28.9–35.2) 42.0 (37.2–47.0) 42.4 (39.8–45.1) 33.6 (30.9–36.4)
Female 13.6 (10.1–18.0) 27.7 (24.5–31.1) 31.1 (25.2–37.7) 24.2 (20.5–28.4) 27.9 (21.6–35.2)
Residencea 0.16 0.96 0.05 0.02 0.06
Urban 23.4 (19.7–27.6) 30.2 (27.4–33.2) 35.0 (30.1–40.3) 36.1 (33.2–39.1) 30.2 (27.6–32.9)
Rural 27.0 (24.1–30.0) 30.1 (26.8–33.6) 43.5 (37.3–49.9) 41.0 (38.2–43.9) 34.5 (31.0–38.3)
Age groupsb 0.04 0.01 0.72 <0.01 <0.01
25–44 22.1 (18.5–26.2) 25.0 (21.2–29.3) 39.0 (30.3–48.5) 29.6 (26.1–33.5) 25.6 (20.8–31.1)
45–64 26.0 (22.2–30.2) 29.7 (25.4–34.5) 40.2 (32.3–48.6) 35.5 (31.5–39.8) 33.3 (28.9–38.0)
65+ 27.7 (24.0–31.7) 32.7 (29.6–36.0) 37.6 (32.5–43.0) 43.0 (39.6–46.5) 36.9 (33.7–40.1)
Educationb 0.02 <0.01 0.12 0.05 <0.01
Low 27.1 (24.2–30.1) 33.8 (30.5–37.3) 43.4 (37.5–49.5) 41.8 (38.1–45.7) 36.3 (32.8–39.8)
Middle 22.6 (18.3–27.6) 28.5 (25.0–32.3) 32.1 (26.2–38.7) 42.8 (39.3–46.4) 28.6 (24.5–33.0)
High 21.4 (16.7–27.1) 20.5 (15.6–26.5) 37.6 (26.8–49.7) 28.3 (24.8–32.1) 26.6 (21.6–32.2)
Wealth indexb 0.32 0.03 0.51 <0.01 0.41
Low 25.7 (22.3–29.4) 32.3 (28.4–36.4) 41.7 (34.1–49.7) 44.6 (40.8–48.4) 33.9 (30.1–38.1)
Middle 27.1 (23.3–31.2) 31.8 (28.2–35.6) 37.3 (30.6–44.4) 37.4 (34.1–40.9) 32.8 (28.9–36.9)
High 22.2 (18.0–27.0) 26.1 (22.2–30.3) 38.2 (31.9–44.9) 32.0 (28.4–35.7) 31.5 (27.4–35.9)
Knowledge of the danger of smokinga <0.01 <0.01 0.06 0.02 0.98
Yes 23.8 (21.5–26.2) 28.0 (25.7–30.5) 37.4 (33.5–41.6) 36.0 (33.5–38.6) 33.2 (30.7–35.9)
No 38.6 (30.4–47.6) 39.9 (34.7–45.3) 53.6 (39.9–66.7) 43.5 (37.7–49.6) 33.1 (22.0–46.5)