Table 1 Breakdown by sociodemographic status across current and former tobacco usage
From: Tobacco use and its determinants in the 2015 Kenya WHO STEPS survey
Characteristic | Ever used tobacco | Currently smoke tobacco | Currently use smokeless tobacco | Ever used electronic cigarette | Former smoker | Currently using tobacco | Former tobacco users | Daily use tobacco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n, (%)) | Yes (n, (%)) | Yes (n, (%)) | Yes (n, (%)) | Yes (n, (%)) | Yes (n, (%)) | Yes (n, (%)) | Yes (n, (%)) | |
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 812 (37.1) | 435 (19.9) | 88 (4.0) | 6 (0.3) | 290 (16.3) | 507 (23.2) | 301 (13.8) | 406 (18.6) |
Female | 145 (6.3) | 21 (0.9) | 75 (3.3) | 1 (0.1) | 39 (1.7) | 93 (4.1) | 52 (2.3) | 71 (3.1) |
Age groups | ||||||||
18–29 | 284 (13.8) | 152 (7.4) | 56 (2.7) | 2 (0.1) | 74 (3.8) | 200 (9.7) | 84 (4.1) | 139 (6.7) |
30–39 | 245 (23.4) | 132 (12.6) | 31 (3.0) | 4 (0.4) | 77 (8.3) | 156 (14.9) | 86 (8.3) | 119 (11.4) |
40–49 | 200 (28.8) | 89 (12.8) | 26 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 87 (14.1) | 112 (16.2) | 88 (12.6) | 100 (14.4) |
50–59 | 137 (30.8) | 51 (11.6) | 29 (6.6) | 1 (0.1) | 53 (13.4) | 80 (18.1) | 56 (12.6) | 75 (16.9) |
60–69 | 91 (38.1) | 33 (13.7) | 21 (8.9) | 0 (0.0) | 37 (17.8) | 52 (21.7) | 39 (16.5) | 44 (18.4) |
Education level | ||||||||
No formal education | 139 (24.7) | 33 (5.8) | 86 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (3.9) | 113 (20.1) | 26 (4.6) | 91 (16.2) |
Primary education | 501 (24.5) | 282 (13.8) | 48 (2.3) | 2 (0.1) | 167 (9.3) | 321 (15.7) | 180 (8.8) | 266 (13.0) |
Secondary and above | 316 (16.9) | 142 (7.6) | 29 (1.5) | 6 (0.3) | 140 (7.9) | 171 (9.1) | 147 (7.8) | 119 (6.3) |
Residence | ||||||||
Rural | 598 (21.5) | 256 (9.2) | 130 (4.7) | 3 (0.1) | 208 (8.1) | 373 (13.4) | 223 (8.0) | 306 (11.0) |
Urban | 359 (21.0) | 201 (11.8) | 32 (1.9) | 5 (0.3) | 121 (7.9) | 228 (13.3) | 130 (7.6) | 171 (10.0) |
Occupation | ||||||||
Unemployed | 288 (16.0) | 125 (6.9) | 94 (5.2) | 2 (0.1) | 62 (3.7) | 216 (12.0) | 72 (4.0) | 176 (9.9) |
Employed | 669 (24.9) | 332 (12.4) | 69 (2.6) | 6 (0.2) | 266 (11.1) | 389 (14.5) | 281 (10.5) | 300 (11.1) |
Ever consumed alcohol | ||||||||
No | 181 (7.1) | 73 (2.9) | 58 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (1.8) | 128 (5.0) | 53 (2.1) | 108 (4.2) |
Yes | 775 (40.1) | 383 (19.8) | 105 (5.4) | 7 (0.4) | 284 (18.0) | 473 (24.4) | 298 (15.4) | 369 (19.1) |
Wealth band | ||||||||
Poorest | 198 (23.3) | 75 (8.9) | 84 (9.9) | 1 (0.1) | 39 (4.9) | 155 (18.3) | 42 (5.0) | 123 (14.5) |
Second | 200 (21.4) | 97 (10.4) | 31 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 71 (8.4) | 124 (13.3) | 76 (8.1) | 107 (11.5) |
Middle | 186 (22.7) | 95 (11.6) | 19 (2.3) | 2 (0.2) | 68 (9.3) | 112 (13.7) | 74 (9.1) | 94 (11.4) |
Fourth | 201 (24.2) | 101 (12.1) | 8 (0.9) | 1 (0.1) | 87 (11.7) | 106 (12.8) | 95 (11.4) | 89 (10.7) |
Richest | 171 (16.3) | 88 (8.4) | 21 (2.0) | 3 (0.3) | 63 (6.5) | 108 (10.3) | 65 (6.2) | 64 (6.1) |
Marital status | ||||||||
Not married | 201 (19.3) | 119 (11.4) | 20 (1.9) | 3 (0.3) | 64 (6.8) | 133 (12.8) | 68 (6.6) | 96 (9.2) |
Married | 594 (20.2) | 257 (8.8) | 97 (3.3) | 4 (0.2) | 226 (8.3) | 350 (11.9) | 244 (8.3) | 295 (10.0) |
Formerly married | 161 (31.9) | 80 (15.9) | 45 (8.9) | 0 (0) | 38 (8.8) | 122 (24.1) | 40 (8) | 86 (17.0) |
Totala | 956 (21.3) | 456 (10.2) | 163 (3.6) | 7 (0.2) | 328 (8) | 605 (13.5) | 353 (7.9) | 477 (10.6) |