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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample by residence status and gender n(%)

From: Smoking, cessation and expenditure in low income Chinese: cross sectional survey

  

Urban

Rural

Migrant

  

M

F

M

F

M

F

  

N = 843

n = 1115

n = 749

n = 1160

n = 2198

n = 1050

Age in years

Mean (SD)

36 (12.1)

34 (8.8)

39 (13.4)

35 (11.9)

29 (8.3)

25 (6.8)

Education

Primary

88 (11)

93 (8.4)

378 (50)

915 (79)

253 (11)

126 (12)

 

Middle

278 (33)

425 (38)

250 (33)

187 (16)

1259 (58)

683 (65)

 

High

309 (37)

416 (37)

106 (14)

47 (4.1)

616 (28)

220 (21)

 

Tertiary

168 (18)

170 (15)

15 (2)

11 (0.9)

66 (2.7)

21 (2.0)

Marital status

Single

172 (20)

134 (12)

85 (11)

38 (3.3)

934 (43)

557 (53)

 

Married

659 (78)

946 (85)

624 (83)

1041 (89)

1203 (55)

484 (46)

 

Other

12 (1.4)

35 (2.9)

40 (5.3)

81 (7)

61 (2.5)

9 (0.9)

Child/ren

Yes

617 (73)

920 (83)

642 (86)

1101 (95)

1105 (50)

399 (38)

Occupation

Agriculture

30 (3.5)

35 (3.1)

584 (78)

731 (63)

2 (0.2)

0

 

Factory**

420 (49)

460 (41)

16 (2)

58 (5)

903 (39)

617 (59)

 

Construction

22 (2.6)

5 (0.5)

0

0

599 (29)

2 (0.2)

 

Hotels/bars

101 (12)

280 (25)

13 (2)

70 (6)

549 (20)

229 (22)

 

Retail (shops)

85 (10)

113 (10)

14 (2)

0

131 (6)

11 (1)

 

Transport

0

0

7 (1)

0

14 (1.2)

3 (0.3)

 

Domestic service

16 (2)

2 (0.2)

0

35 (3)

0

29 (2.8)

 

Self-employed

118 (14)

111 (10)

46 (6)

81 (7)

73 (3.3)

65 (6.3)

 

Other

51 (6)

109 (9.9)

67 (9)

185 (16)

35 (1.6)

33 (3)

Personal Income/Month in RMB*

<700

46 (5.5)

178 (16)

471 (63)

840 (72)

329 (15)

283 (27)

 

701–1500

506 (60)

710 (64)

258 (34)

304 (26)

1626 (74)

703 (67)

 

>1501

291 (35)

227 (01)

20 (2.7)

16 (1.4)

243 (11)

64 (6.1)

 

Median (IQR)

1100 (1200)

900 (600)

550 (500)

480 (400)

900 (250)

800 (250)

  1. *US$1 = 8.2 Chinese Renminbi (RMB)
  2. ** Of the 34 factories involved 16 were textile, 6 foodstuff, 5 electrical, 4 steel, 3 chemical