Table 1 Respondent’s baseline demographic characteristics and smokeless tobacco use behaviours
Characteristic, n (%) | Maharashtra | Bihar | Madhya Pradesh | West Bengal | Total Sample* | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1101 (23.3%) | n = 1551 (32.8%) | n = 1168 (24.7%) | n = 931 (19.3%) | N = 4733 |  | |
Sex, n (%) | ||||||
 Male | 514 (46.7) | 887 (57.2) | 839 (71.8) | 426 (46.7) | 2666 (56.3) | <0.001 |
 Female | 587 (53.3) | 664 (42.8) | 329 (28.2) | 487 (53.3) | 2067 (43.7) | |
Age, n (%) | ||||||
 15–17 | 4 (0.4) | 98 (6.3) | 22 (1.9) | 9 (1.0) | 133 (2.8) | <0.001 |
 18–24 | 46 (4.2) | 258 (16.6) | 140 (12.0) | 87 (9.5) | 531 (11.2) | |
 25–39 | 351 (31.9) | 536 (34.6) | 379 (32.4) | 281 (30.8) | 1547 (32.7) | |
 40–54 | 382 (34.7) | 388 (25.0) | 335 (28.7) | 305 (33.4) | 1410 (29.8) | |
 55+ | 318 (28.9) | 271 (17.5) | 292 (25.0) | 231 (25.3) | 1112 (23.5) | |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||||
 Married | 831 (75.5) | 1111 (71.6) | 832 (71.5) | 663 (72.9) | 3437 (72.7) | <0.001 |
 Single | 74 (6.7) | 344 (22.2) | 179 (15.4) | 103 (11.3) | 558 (12.4) | |
 Other | 196 (17.8) | 96 (6.2) | 152 (13.1) | 144 (15.8) | 700 (14.8) | |
Education level, n (%) | ||||||
 Low | 665 (60.5) | 845 (54.5) | 739 (63.3) | 718 (79.0) | 2967 (62.8) | <0.001 |
 Moderate | 408 (37.1) | 446 (28.8) | 336 (28.8) | 140 (15.4) | 1330 (28.1) | |
 High | 27 (2.5) | 260 (16.8) | 92 (7.9) | 51 (5.6) | 430 (9.1) | |
Income level, n (%) | ||||||
 Low | 112 (10.2) | 454 (29.3) | 348 (29.8) | 420 (46.0) | 1334 (28.2) | <.001 |
 Moderate | 777 (70.6) | 834 (53.8) | 687 (58.8) | 381 (41.7) | 2679 (56.6) | |
 High | 172 (15.6) | 236 (15.2) | 89 (7.6) | 92 (10.1) | 589 (12.4) | |
 Not stated | 40 (3.6) | 27 (1.7) | 44 (3.8) | 20 (2.2) | 131 (2.8) | |
District type, n (%) | ||||||
 Urban | 743 (67.5) | 1127 (72.7) | 892 (76.4) | 691 (75.7) | 3453 (73.0) | 0.75 |
 Rural | 358 (32.5) | 424 (27.3) | 276 (23.6) | 222 (24.3) | 1280 (27.0) | |
Number of SLT products used, n (%) | ||||||
 1 | 839 (76.2) | 1224 (78.9) | 773 (66.2) | 673 (73.7) | 3509 (74.2) | 0.039 |
 2 | 210 (19.1) | 254 (16.4) | 302 (25.9) | 193 (21.1) | 959 (20.3) | |
 3 | 52 (4.7) | 73 (4.7) | 92 (7.9) | 47 (5.1) | 264 (5.6) | |
Use frequency, n (%) | ||||||
 Less than daily | 7 (0.6) | 59 (3.8) | 7 (0.6) | 20 (2.2) | 93 (2.0) | <0.001 |
 Almost daily | 103 (9.4) | 565 (36.4) | 200 (17.1) | 146 (16.0) | 1014 (21.4) | |
 More than once/day | 991 (90.0) | 927 (59.8) | 960 (82.3) | 745 (81.8) | 3623 (76.6) | |
SLT quit attempt (ever), n (%) | ||||||
 Yes | 302 (27.5) | 395 (25.6) | 304 (26.2) | 176 (19.3) | 1177 (25.0) | 0.49 |
 No | 798 (72.5) | 114 (74.4) | 858 (73.8) | 734 (80.7) | 3538 (75.0) | |
Daily SLT consumption (number of times per day) | ||||||
  ≤ 10 | 1407 (91.5) | 731 (81.0) | 915 (79.4) | 1008 (91.7) | 4061 (86.6) | <0.001 |
 11–20 | 116 (7.5) | 138 (15.3) | 205 (17.8) | 74 (6.7) | 533 (11.4) |  |
 21–30 | 10 (0.7) | 24 (2.7) | 20 (1.7) | 12 (1.1) | 66 (1.4) |  |
 31+ | 4 (0.3) | 9 (1.0) | 13 (1.1) | 5 (0.5) | 31 (0.7) |  |
Time to first use after waking (min) | ||||||
  > 60 | 573 (37.1) | 338 (37.4) | 125 (10.7) | 291 (26.5) | 1327 (28.1) | < 0.001 |
 31–60 | 344 (22.3) | 121 (13.4) | 291 (24.9) | 88 (8.0) | 844 (17.9) |  |
 6–30 | 416 (26.9) | 252 (27.9) | 572 (49.0) | 353 (32.1) | 1593 (33.8) |  |
  ≤ 5 | 211 (13.7) | 193 (21.3) | 180 (15.4) | 367 (33.4) | 951 (20.2) |  |
SLT quit attempt (in the last year, n (%) | ||||||
 Yes | 116 (10.5) | 296 (19.2) | 285 (24.6) | 117 (12.9) | 814 (17.3) |  |
 No | 984 (89.5) | 1243 (80.8) | 875 (75.4) | 790 (87.1) | 3892 (82.7) | 0.003 |