Patterns of active and passive smoking, and associated factors, in the South-east Anatolian Project (SEAP) region in Turkey

Table 1 Smoking Behaviour amongst Men and Women Aged 15 Years and Over

Type of Residence	Smoking Status	Men		Women		Total
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Rural	Current smoker	336	43.7	55	5.8	391	22.8
	Ex-smoker	85	11.0	13	1.4	98	5.7
	Non-smoker	348	45.3	879	92.8	1227	71.5
Urban	Current smoker	610	53.6	202	16.6	812	34.5
	Ex-smoker	88	7.7	33	2.7	121	5.1
	Non-smoker	439	38.6	984	80.7	1423	60.4
Total	Current smoker	946	49.6	257	11.9	1203	29.5
	Ex-smoker	173	9.1	46	2.1	219	5.4
	Non-smoker	787	41.3	1863	86.0	2650	65.1
	Total	1903	100.0	2166	100.0	4072	100.0

Statistical differences in percentages of current smokers between rural and urban p < 0.01.
Statistical differences in percentages of current smokers between men and women p < 0.0001.
Statistical differences in percentages of current smokers between rural and urban areas in women (p < 0.000).
Statistical differences in percentages of current smokers between rural and urban areas in men (p < 0.000).

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