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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

From: Patterns and socioeconomic influences of tobacco exposure in tobacco cultivating rural areas of Yunnan Province, China

Characteristics (%)

Male (n=4068)

Female (n=4613)

All (n=8681)

Age

 18-34 years

1078 (26.5)

1099 (23.8)

2177 (25.1)

 35-44 years

864 (21.2)

923 (20.0)

1787 (20.6)

 45-54 years

702 (17.3)

850 (18.4)

1552 (17.9)

 55-64 years

666 (16.4)

843 (18.3)

1509 (17.4)

 ≥65 years

758 (18.6)

898 (19.5)

1656 (19.1)

Tobacco cultivating

 Yes

1267 (31.1)

1176 (25.5)

2443 (28.1)

 No

2801 (68.9)

3437 (74.5)

6238 (71.9)

Ethnicity

 Han

3226 (79.3)

3516 (76.2)

6742 (77.7)

 Minorities

842 (20.7)

1097 (23.8)

1939 (22.3)

Level of education

 Primary (grade 1–6) or lower

3402 (83.6)*

4107 (89.0)*

7509 (86.5)

 Middle ((grade 7–9) or higher

666 (16.4)

506 (11.0)

1172 (13.5)

Level of yearly household income

 Low

856 (21.0)

1096 (23.8)

1952 (22.5)

 Medium

2285 (56.2)

2701 (58.6)

4986 (57.4)

 High

927 (22.8)

816 (17.7)

1743 (20.1)

  1. * P<0.05 from chi-squared test for difference between sexes.
  2. † Low income is < $150 USD; medium is $150-600 USD; and high income is >$600.