Table 2 General socio-demographic characteristics of the study populations
From: Tobacco farming in rural Vietnam: questionable economic gain but evident health risks
| Characteristics | South | North | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobacco farming commune | Non-tobacco farming commune | p value | Tobacco farming commune | Non-tobacco farming commune | p value | |
| Sex: n (%) | ||||||
| ▪ Men | 286 (50.8) | 273 (48.1) | 0.36* | 243 (48.4) | 237 (48.7) | 0.96 |
| ▪ Women | 277 (49.2) | 295 (51.9) | 259 (51.6) | 250 (51.3) | ||
| Age: n (%) | ||||||
| ▪ <15 | 164 (29.1) | 178 (31.3) | 0.15* | 115 (22.9) | 113 (23.2) | 0.84* |
| ▪ 15–24 | 146 (25.9) | 137 (24.1) | 100 (19.9) | 88 (18.1) | ||
| ▪ 25–44 | 136 (24.2) | 127 (22.4) | 173 (34.5) | 181 (37.2) | ||
| ▪ 45–64 | 108 (19.2) | 104 (18.3) | 83 (16.5) | 80 (16.4) | ||
| ▪ 64+ | 9 (1.6) | 22 (3.9) | 31 (6.2) | 25 (5.1) | ||
| Education: n (%) | ||||||
| ▪ No education | 29 (5.2) | 31 (5.5) | 0.69* | 10 (2.1) | 17 (3.5) | 0.06* |
| ▪ Not yet complete primary level | 112 (19.9) | 111 (19.5) | 63 (12.6) | 94 (19.3) | ||
| ▪ Complete primary level | 200 (35.5) | 190 (33.5) | 105 (20.9) | 77 (15.8) | ||
| ▪ Complete secondary school | 155 (27.5) | 152 (26.8) | 212 (42.2) | 178 (36.6) | ||
| ▪ Tertiary education and higher | 67 (11.9) | 84 (14.8) | 101 (20.1) | 121 (24.9) | ||
| Occupation: n (%) | ||||||
| ▪ Farmer | 280 (49.7) | 280 (49.3) | 0.33* | 330 (65.7) | 279 (57.3) | 0.01* |
| ▪ Government staff | 4 (0.7) | 4 (0.7) | 6 (1.2) | 24 (4.9) | ||
| ▪ Pupil/student | 211 (37.5) | 195 (34.3) | 122 (24.3) | 132 (27.1) | ||
| ▪ Other | 68 (12.1) | 89 (15.7) | 44 (8.8) | 52 (10.7) | ||
| Per capita income: mean(sd) US$ | 28.5 (24.0) | 20.4 (15.6) | 0.00** | 19.1 (9.3) | 21.8 (14.7) | 0.00** |
| Total | 563 (100) | 568 (100) | 502 (100) | 487 (100) | ||