Table 3.
Relation Between Socioeconomic Status, Education and Daily Smoking
| Variable | Daily Tobacco Smoking | p-Value | Daily Smoking Cigarette | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Smoker | Smoker | No Smoker | Smoker | ||||
| Socioeconomic status | Very low + low | 810 (76.42%) | 98 (85.28%) | 0.032** | 806 (77.06%) | 92 (77.97%) | 0.8 |
| Medium + high | 250 (23.58%) | 17 (14.78%) | 240 (22.94%) | 26 (22.03%) | |||
| Education | Non-Academic | 715 (67.77%) | 89 (77.39%) | 0.03** | 707 (67.92%) | 90 (76.27%) | 0.06 |
| Academic | 340 (32.23%) | 26 (22.61%) | 334 (32.08%) | 28 (23.73%) | |||
Note: **p<0.05.