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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample (N = 4,414)

From: Smoking patterns and sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco use among Chinese rural male residents: a descriptive analysis

Variable

N

% of total

Smokers (n, %)

Geographic region

   

   Subei

958

21.7

584 (61.0)

   Jinnan

1375

31.2

915 (66.6)

   Jinbei

1259

18.6

850 (67.5)

   Guiyang

822

28.5

601 (73.1)

  

χ 2: 29.85, df=2, P<.001

 

Age (years)

   

   < 25

759

17.2

459 (60.5)

   25 – 34

981

22.2

675 (68.8)

   35 – 44

1444

32.7

936(64.8)

   45 -

1230

27.8

880(71.5)

  

χ 2: 30.53 df=3, P<0.01

 

Education

   

   Elementary school

1864

42.2

1273 (68.3)

   Middle school

1900

43.0

1281 (67.4)

   High school

516

11.7

333 (64.5)

   College or higher

134

3.0

63 (47.0)

  

χ 2: 27.06, df=3, P<0.01

 

Martial status

   

   Never married

358

8.1

165 (46.1)

   Married

3970

89.9

2731 (68.8)

   Divorced/widowed

86

2.0

54 (62.8)

  

χ 2: 77.00, df=2, P<0.01

 

Ethnicity

   

   Han

4320

97.9

2880 (66.8)

   Minority

94

2.1

70 (74.5)

 

χ 2: 2.53, df=1, P>0.05

  

Occupation

   

   Farm jobs

1871

42.4

1292 (69.1)

   Floating jobs#

1533

34.7

1016 (66.3)

   Non-farm related jobs

683

11.7

466 (67.4)

   Others (no work capacity)

327

7.4

182 (55.7)

  

χ 2: 22.59, df=3, P<0.01

 

Average annual income per person (Â¥)*

   

   < 1000

983

22.3

608(61.9)

   1000–1999

1808

41.0

1233 (68.2)

   2000–2999

891

20.2

597 (67.0)

   3000–3999

377

8.5

289 (76.6)

   >= 4000

355

8.0

223 (62.8)

  

χ 2: 31.53, df=5, P<0.01

 
  1. #Jobs that required going from place to place. * US$1 = RMB7.6