Table 2.
Smoking status by age and gender in a rural district in Bangladesh.
| Never smoked | Past smoker | Current smoker | SLT use | Tobacco smoking and SLT use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1180 (48.7) | 36 (1.5) | 621 (25.6) | 569 (23.5) | 19 (0.8) |
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| Gender | |||||
| Female | 750 (60.6) | 0 | 113 (9.1) | 375 (30.3) | 0 |
| Male | 430 (36.2) | 36 (3.0) | 508 (42.8) | 194 (16.3) | 19 (1.6) |
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| Age group | |||||
| 18–39 | 496 (74) | 1 (0.1) | 135 (20.1) | 37 (5.5) | 1 (0.1) |
| 40–59 | 304 (50) | 1 (0.2) | 194 (31.9) | 102 (16.8) | 7 (1.2) |
| 60–69 | 292 (33.1) | 19 (2.2) | 238 (27.0) | 328 (37.1) | 6 (0.7) |
| 70+ | 88 (33.3) | 15 (5.7) | 54 (20.5) | 102 (38.6) | 5 (1.9) |