Table 2 Socio-demographic correlates of current smoking and nicotine dependence in rural southwest China
From: Socioeconomic variations in nicotine dependence in rural southwest China
Variables | Current smokers | Nicotine dependence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low or very low dependence | Medium dependence | High or very high dependence | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 5457 (66.9)** | 3735 (68.4) | 710 (13.0) | 1012 (18.5)** |
Female | 110 (1.2) | 91 (82.7) | 11 (10.0) | 8 (7.3) |
Age | ||||
< 35 years | 1231 (30.3) | 917 (74.5) | 142 (11.5) | 172 (14.0) |
35–44 years | 1404 (36.8)** | 906 (64.5) | 177 (12.6) | 321 (22.9)** |
45–59 years | 1564 (32.8) | 1001 (64.0) | 228 (14.6) | 335 (21.4) |
≥ 60 years | 1368 (30.3) | 982 (71.8) | 184 (13.5) | 202 (14.8) |
Ethnicity | ||||
Han | 3845 (33.1)* | 2671 (69.5) | 494 (12.8) | 680 (17.7) |
Minority | 1722 (31.1) | 1135 (65.9) | 237 (13.8) | 350 (20.3) |
Level of education | ||||
Primary (grade 1–6) or lower | 4718 (32.3) | 3198 (67.8)* | 644 (13.6) | 876 (18.6) |
Middle (grade 7–9) or higher | 849 (33.2) | 608 (71.6) | 87 (10.2) | 154 (18.1) |
Level of yearly household income (US$) | ||||
Low (<810) | 4214 (31.4)** | 2881 (68.4) | 565 (13.4) | 768 (18.2)* |
High (≥810) | 1353 (36.2) | 925 (68.4) | 166 (12.3) | 262 (19.4) |
Tobacco cultivating | ||||
Yes | 1293 (38.9)** | 847 (65.5) | 151 (11.7) | 295 (22.8)** |
No | 4574 (30.9) | 2959 (69.2) | 580 (13.6) | 735 (17.2) |
All | 5567 (32.4) | 3806 (38.4) | 731 (13.1) | 1030 (18.5) |