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Table 2 Distribution of demographic and socioeconomic variables by tobacco use (n = 2018)

From: Investigating socio-economic-demographic determinants of tobacco use in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Variable

Tobacco users (n = 333) # (%)

Tobacco non-users (n = 1685) # (%)

Overall total ##3

Residence

   

   Urban

127 (12.2%)

910(81.8%)

1037

   Rural

207 (21%)

774 (79%)

981

Gender

   

   Male

277 (33%)

564 (67%)

841

   Female

56 (4.7%)

1121 (95.3%)

1177

Age groups (years)

   

   <30

68 (14.6%)

397 (85.4%)

465

   30–39

89 (14.6%)

520 (85.4%)

609

   40–49

82(16.7%)

409 (83.3%)

491

   50–59

76 (26.8%)

207 (73.2%)

283

   >60

43 (25.3%)

127 (74.7%)

170

Income (Rupees)

   

   <2000

15 (21%)

57 (79%)

72

   2000–3499

73 (19.2%)

307 (80.8%)

380

   3500–4999

61 (17.9%)

280 (82.1%)

341

   5000–8999

109 (16.3%)

558 (83.7%)

667

   >9000

76 (13.6%)

482 (86.4%)

558

Education

   

   None

110 (17.8%)

506 (82.2%)

616

   Primary

63 (19%)

270 (81%)

333

   Middle

61 (21.8%)

219 (78.2%)

280

   Matric

55 (14.5%)

325 (85.5%)

380

   FA/FSc

27 (13.8%)

169 (86.2%)

196

   Graduate & above

17 (8%)

196 (92%)

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