Table 1 Total sample characteristics and prevalence of use of any roll-your-own cigarette(s) compared to factory-made cigarettes among smokers
From: ‘Roll-your-own’ cigarette smoking in South Africa between 2007 and 2010
Characteristics | % Total sample (N = 6019) | % Factory-made cigarettes only (N = 990) | % Any roll-your-own use (N = 306) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Survey year | 0.02 | ||||
2007 | 48.6 (2907) | 80.0 (520) | 20.0 (156) | ||
2010 | 51.4 (3112) | 71.2 (470) | 28.8 (150) | ||
Gender | 0.00 | ||||
Male | 48.2 (2489) | 73.0 (600) | 27.0 (223) | ||
Female | 51.8 (3530) | 84.2 (390) | 15.8 (83) | ||
Location | 0.00 | ||||
Urban | 66.5 (4257) | 81.6 (818) | 18.4 (158) | ||
Rural | 33.5 (1762) | 60.9 (172) | 39.1 (148) | ||
Age | 0.35 | ||||
18-29 | 39.6 (1789) | 74.8 (291) | 25.2 (79) | ||
30-40 | 23.1 (1481) | 81.0 (268) | 19.1 (75) | ||
41-54 | 20.0 (1319) | 73.4 (239) | 26.6 (79) | ||
>55 | 17.3 (1214) | 72.7 (177) | 27.3 (71) | ||
Education | 0.00 | ||||
None | 4.5 (303) | 31.7 (20) | 68.3 (47) | ||
Grades 1-11 | 53.9 (3178) | 71.2 (520) | 28.8 (206) | ||
≥Grade 12 | 41.6 (2467) | 85.7 (447) | 14.3 (52) | ||
Employment status | 0.16 | ||||
Unemployed | 31.2 (1504) | 72.3 (218) | 27.7 (82) | ||
Student, Pensioner, permanently sick, housewife, | 33.2 (2076) | 72.7 (263) | 27.3 (75) | ||
Employed full or part time | 35.6 (2297) | 79.4 (497) | 20.6 (148) | ||
Race | 0.00 | ||||
Black African | 76.7 (3593) | 65.6 (359) | 34.4 (214) | ||
Coloured | 9.4 (998) | 86.4 (290) | 13.6 (80) | ||
Indian/White | 14.0 (1427) | 97.9 (341) | 2.2 (12) | ||
Marital status | 0.06 | ||||
Never married | 55.5 (2763) | 72.3 (406) | 27.7 (158) | ||
Widow/divorced/separated | 11.0 (877) | 83.2 (160) | 16.8 (46) | ||
Married | 33.5 (2290) | 79.0 (416) | 21.0 (101) | ||
Current snuff use | 0.37 | ||||
No | 95.9 (5700) | 76.2 (969) | 23.8 (294) | ||
Yes | 4.2 (214) | 66.5 (20) | 33.5 (12) | ||
Total population | 75.9 (95% CI: 72.1-79.3) | 24.1 (95% CI: 20.7-27.9) |