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

Table 2 The Distribution of Various Characteristics and Current Smoking amongst Men and Women Aged 15 Years and Over

Characteristics		Women			Men
		Total	Current smoker		Total	Current smoker
		N	n	%	N	n	%
Age groups (year)	15–19	500	39	7.80	398	115	28.89
	20–24	368	62	16.85	267	142	53.18
	25–29	277	39	14.08	228	132	57.89
	30–34	175	31	17.71	176	107	60.80
	35–39	219	28	12.79	199	134	67.34
	40–44	137	20	14.60	142	82	57.75
	45–49	135	11	8.15	118	70	59.32
	50+	358	27	7.54	375	164	43.73
	Statistical results	x ² = 37.06	P < 0.001		x ² = 124.32	P < 0.001
Education	Illiteracy	1130	106	9.38	264	119	45.08
	Literacy	208	23	11.05	221	103	46.50
	Graduated from primary school	635	81	12.75	927	461	49.73
	Graduated from secondary school	77	20	25.97	192	101	52.60
	Graduated from high school and higher	116	27	23.27	298	162	54.36
	Statistical results	x ² = 36	P < 0.001		x ²(for linear trend) = 6.2 p = 0.012
Marital status	Married	1309	170	12.99	1245	696	55.90
	Single	703	70	9.96	645	247	38.29
	Widowed/Divorced	160	17	10.63	13	3	23.08
	Statistical results	x ² = 4.26	p = 0.118		x ² = 56.41	P < 0.001
Employment	Employed	93	9	9.68	1606	824	51.31
	Unemployed	2079	248	11.93	296	121	40.88
	Statistical results	x ² = 0.24	p = 0.62		x ² = 10.46	p = 0.0012
Ethnicity	Turkish	731	91	12.45	691	351	50.80
	Kurdish	1223	144	11.77	1034	526	50.87
	Arabic	150	16	10.67	141	56	39.72
	Zaza	67	6	8.96	37	13	35.14
	Statistical results	x ² = 0.99	p = 0.802		x ² = 9.66	p = 0.022

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