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Table 1 Distribution of the socio-demographic characteristics of current cigarette smokers in Dire Dawa town, Ethiopia, February; 2009.

From: Cigarette smokers' intention to quit smoking in Dire Dawa town Ethiopia: an assessment using the Transtheoretical Model

Socio-demographic characteristics

n

(N = 384)

(%)

Sex

Male

355

92.44

Female

29

7.56

Religion

Muslim

206

53.64

Orthodox

151

39.32

Others (protestant, catholic Jhova, and no religion)

27

7.03

Marital status

Single

211

54.94

Married

108

28.13

Divorced

44

11.46

Widowed

21

5.47

Age (years)

15-19

30

7.8

20-29

180

46.9

30-39

106

27.6

40 and above

68

17.7

Educational status*

illiterate

23

6.0

Lierate

361

94.0

  1. *Educational status (illiterate = who could not read and write any language at all, literate = who can read and write any language)