Table 2 Patterns of overall tobacco use in older adults, by region
Characteristics | Tobacco use (%) | N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current daily smoker | Smoker, not daily | Not current smoker | ||
Ashanti | 2.6 | 15.3 | 18.7 | 670 |
Brong Ahafo | 7.2 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 409 |
Central | 5.8 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 452 |
Eastern | 6.2 | 8.5 | 13.1 | 557 |
Greater Accra | 3.1 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 493 |
Northern | 22.5 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 385 |
Upper East | 31.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 260 |
Upper West | 7.9 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 132 |
Volta | 5.8 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 411 |
Western | 7.7 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 511 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 4280 |