Table 1 Prevalence of smoking and average daily tobacco consumption in older adults, by selected characteristics
Characteristics | Tobacco use | Mean daily tobacco use (cigarette equivalent) | N (4252) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Current daily smoker (%) | Smoker, not daily (%) | Not current smoker (%) | Never smoker (%) | |||
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
50–59 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 14.0 | 76.4 | 5.7 | 1 694 |
60–69 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 13.1 | 76.3 | 5.1 | 1 172 |
70+ | 8.7 | 2.0 | 15.5 | 73.8 | 4.8 | 1 386 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 11.3 | 3.7 | 24.6 | 60.4 | 5.4 | 2 090 |
Female | 3.7 | 1.4 | 29.0 | 92.0 | 4.4 | 2 160 |
M : F Ratio | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Â |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 4.1 | 2.2 | 15.6 | 78.2 | 4.8 | 1 753 |
Rural | 10.2 | 2.9 | 13.3 | 73.7 | 5.3 | 2 497 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 10.2 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 77.2 | 5.0 | 2 310 |
Primary completed or less | 4.3 | 2.4 | 16.1 | 77.2 | 4.9 | 886 |
Secondary education(or equivalent) completed | 11.9 | 7.5 | 43.2 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 882 |
College/University/ Postgraduate | 1.6 | 0.9 | 31.8 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 149 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never married | 12.2 | 4.3 | 21.6 | 61.9 | 3.3 | 61 |
Currently married/ Cohabited | 9.0 | 3.0 | 18.8 | 69.2 | 5.5 | 2441 |
Separated/divorced | 4.9 | 3.3 | 12.3 | 79.6 | 5.2 | 547 |
Widowed | 5.8 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 88.1 | 4.1 | 1 177 |
Income quintile | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Q1 | 16 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 69.0 | 4.4 | 790 |
Q2 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 13.3 | 74.5 | 5.1 | 813 |
Q3 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 14.5 | 75.4 | 6.2 | 865 |
Q4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 14.2 | 78.7 | 5.2 | 862 |
Q5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 16.8 | 78.9 | 7.4 | 916 |
Total respondents (%) | 325 (7.6) | 111(2.6) | 605 (14.2) | 3 211(75.5) | 325 (7.6) | 4252 |