Table 2 Prevalence of current smokers of tobacco within the Mongolian population; 2010

Gender

  Female

6.8%

(5.7-7.9)

1.0

-

  Male

46.3%

(43.7-48.9)

14.8 (11.9-18.4)

<0.01

Urbanicity

  Rural

18.4%

(16.6-20.2)

1.0

-

  Urban

27.5%

(25.4-29.6)

2.2 (1.8-2.7)

<0.01

Age

  15-24

15.2%

(13.1-17.3)

1.0

-

  25-34

26.8%

(23.6-30.0)

1.9 (1.3-2.6)

<0.01

  35-44

27.1%

(23.6-30.6)

2.0 (1.4-2.9)

<0.01

  45-54

28.5%

(24.6-32.4)

2.1 (1.5-3.1)

<0.01

  55-64

23.3%

(19.6-27.0)

1.6 (1.1-2.4)

<0.01

Education

  Primary or less

25.1%

(19.4-30.8)

1.0

-

  Secondary School

22.9%

(21.1-24.7)

0.9 (0.6-1.4)

0.93

  Tertiary Schooling

22.6%

(20.18-25.02)

0.8 (0.5-1.2)

0.79

Employment

  Student

12.1%

(9.7-14.5)

1.0

-

  Retired/Home

17.4%

(15.5-19.3)

2.1 (1.4-3.3)

<0.01

  Unemployed

29.3%

(20.6-28.0)

3.2 (2.1-4.8)

<0.01

  Employed

28.3%

(25.0-31.6)

2.2 (1.5-3.2)

<0.01