Variables | Unweighted mean or % distribution | Crude tobacco use prevalencea (%) |
---|---|---|
Tobacco use |  | — |
No use | 56.87 | Â |
Daily | 31.82 | Â |
Occasional | 11.30 | Â |
Age (in years), mean | 38.7 | — |
Level of education | Â | Â |
High school/College/University/Postgraduate degree completed | 22.08 | 41.27 |
Secondary completed | 25.57 | 41.43 |
Primary completed | 21.23 | 45.37 |
No formal education or lower than primary level | 31.13 | 44.30 |
Household wealth quintile | Â | Â |
5th (highest) | 19.10 | 35.95 |
4th | 19.64 | 39.98 |
3rd | 19.84 | 44.12 |
2nd | 20.14 | 45.52 |
1st (lowest) | 21.28 | 49.27 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Currently married | 77.71 | 44.07 |
Never married | 10.19 | 37.53 |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 4.80 | 48.25 |
Co-habiting | 7.29 | 37.52 |
Urban–rural setting |  |  |
Urban/Semi-urban | 47.04 | 41.02 |
Rural | 52.96 | 45.00 |
Country-level income groupb | Â | Â |
Less poor (Lower-middle and upper-middle income) | 54.91 | 43.95 |
Poorer (Low income) | 45.09 | 42.12 |
Region | Â | Â |
Africa | 28.36 | 26.40 |
Americas | 29.24 | 35.97 |
Eastern Mediterranean | 5.25 | 47.00 |
Europe | 5.59 | 59.94 |
Southeast Asia | 16.33 | 59.91 |
Western Pacific | 15.23 | 62.50 |