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Table 2 Preferred places for smoking (males)

From: Socioeconomic factors associated with tobacco smoking among adult males in Sri Lanka

Places

Category

Current Frequency

p value

Daily (%)

Not daily (%)

Home

Yes

150 (59.3)

44 (39.3)

<  0.001

No

103 (40.7)

68 (60.7)

Work place

Yes

147 (58.1)

32 (28.6)

<  0.001

No

106 (41.9)

80 (71.4)

Friend’s house

Yes

144 (56.9)

46 (41.1)

0.005

No

109 (43.1)

66 (58.9)

Functions

Yes

134 (53.0)

69 (61.6)

0.125

No

119 (47.0)

43 (38.4)

Public places

Yes

40 (15.8)

15 (13.4)

0.552

No

213 (84.2)

97 (86.6)

Other

Yes

46 (18.2)

20 (17.9)

0.941

No

207 (81.8)

92 (82.1)