TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Tobacco Control Intervention and Control Participants: Bihar School Teachers Study, Bihar, India, 2009–2011
| Characteristic | Intervention Group (n = 387), No. (%) or Mean ±SD |
Control Group (n = 369), No. (%) or Mean ±SD |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 45.1 ±10.7 | 45.8 ±9.9 | .6 |
| Wave | .96 | ||
| 1 (2009–2010) | 200 (50.2) | 175 (47.4) | |
| 2 (2010–2011) | 187 (49.8) | 194 (52.6) | |
| Location | .68 | ||
| Rural | 138 (42.7) | 177 (54.6) | |
| Urban | 249 (57.3) | 192 (45.4) | |
| Gender | .54 | ||
| Male | 259 (71.5) | 236 (67.4) | |
| Female | 128 (28.5) | 133 (32.6) | |
| Occupation/position | .8a | ||
| Principal/headmaster | 31 (8.0) | 34 (9.2) | |
| Teacher | 331 (85.5) | 318 (86.2) | |
| Other (e.g., clerical, nurse) | 25 (6.4) | 17 (4.6) | |
| Religion | .46 | ||
| Hindu | 334 (89.9) | 330 (92.3) | |
| Other | 49 (10.1) | 37 (7.7) | |
| Marital status | .69 | ||
| Not married | 43 (11.3) | 38 (10.3) | |
| Married | 339 (88.7) | 329 (89.7) | |
| Education | .12 | ||
| ≤ college | 241 (64.9) | 260 (73.1) | |
| > college | 143 (35.1) | 107 (26.9) | |
| Current use of any tobacco | .38 | ||
| No | 258 (66.8) | 229 (62.1) | |
| Yes | 128 (33.2) | 140 (37.9) | |
| Current smoker | .48 | ||
| No | 360 (93.5) | 339 (92.1) | |
| Yes | 25 (6.5) | 29 (7.9) | |
| Current use of smokeless tobacco | .13 | ||
| No | 263 (68.2) | 232 (63.0) | |
| Yes | 123 (31.8) | 137 (37.0) |
Note. Results adjusted for clustering of teachers in schools.
a
Comparison of teachers with all others.