Table 2 Betel nut and/or cigarette consumption associated with personnel factors and health promoting behaviors
Variables | Number of betel-nut and/or cigarette consumption1 | χ 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 0 | 1 | 2 | Â |
| Â | Â | B3user: 17% C4user: 26% | BC user: 14% | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 1761.2*** |
  Female | 3228 (93.4) | 206 (6.0) | 23 (0.7) |  |
  Male | 1214 (46.1) | 670 (25.5) | 748 (28.4) |  |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | 169.9*** |
  <=middle school | 2517 (73.2) | 448 (13.0) | 472 (13.7) |  |
  =high school | 784 (62.4) | 238 (18.9) | 235 (18.7) |  |
  > = college | 1113 (82.1) | 182 (13.4) | 60 (4.4) |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 44.5*** |
  20 ~ 39 | 1513 (72.2) | 327 (15.6) | 257 (12.3) |  |
  40 ~ 64 | 1854 (70.3) | 391 (14.8) | 393 (14.9) |  |
  65~ | 1086 (79.3) | 160 (11.7) | 124 (9.1) |  |
Economic status | Â | Â | Â | 34.4*** |
  Good | 89 (76.7) | 18 (15.5) | 9 (7.8) |  |
  Not bad | 3522 (74.2) | 674 (14.2) | 551 (11.6) |  |
  Difficult/very bad | 759 (67.5) | 168 (14.9) | 198 (17.6) |  |
Physical activity2 | Â | Â | Â | 20.1*** |
  Not often | 2242 (71.0) | 458 (14.5) | 457 (14.5) |  |
  Often | 2211 (75.0) | 420 (14.2) | 317 (10.8) |  |
Vegetable and fruit | Â | Â | Â | 56.3*** |
  Not often | 3858 (71.8) | 813 (15.1) | 706 (13.1) |  |
  Often | 494 (86.4) | 40 (7.0) | 38 (6.6) |  |
Dental check-up | Â | Â | Â | 44.4*** |
  Not regular | 2199 (70.0) | 479 (15.2) | 463 (14.7) |  |
  Regular | 1911 (77.1) | 334 (13.5) | 233 (9.4) |  |
Tooth brush- | Â | Â | Â | 32.9*** |
  Incorrect | 3209 (71.2) | 670 (14.9) | 630 (14.0) |  |
  Correct | 1244 (77.9) | 208 (13.0) | 144 (9.0) |  |
Frequency of tooth brush |  |  |  | F = 38.6*** |
  (mean, SD) | 1.83 (0.7) | 1.64 (0.6) | 1.58 (0.6) | Scheffe |
  95% CI | 1.80 ~ 1.85 | 1.58 ~ 1.70 | 1.53 ~ 1.64 | 0 > 1 > 2 |