Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of 3188 Youth by sex, Jujuy, Argentina, 2005I
From: Youth working in tobacco farming: effects on smoking behavior and association with health status
Girls N (%) N = 1739 | Boys N (%) N = 1495 | Total N (%) N = 3234 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
Low SES | 457 (25.8) | 314 (20.0) | 771 (23.1) | 0.006* |
Ethnicity | ||||
Indigenous | 1215 (71.7) | 975 (65.0) | 2190 (68.6) | 0.001* |
Mixed Indigenous/European | 342 (21.5) | 307 (22.8) | 649 (22.1) | |
European | 101 (6.8) | 150 (12.1) | 251 (9.3) | |
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 1461 (85.2) | 1248 (85.1) | 2709 (85.1) | 0.887 |
Evangelical | 186 (10.8) | 159 (10.4) | 345 (10.6) | |
Other | 67 (4.0) | 67 (4.5) | 134 (4.2) | |
Number of friends who smoke | ||||
None | 454 (27.6) | 320 (23.4) | 774 (25.7) | 0.056 |
1–4 | 446 (27.1) | 345 (24.8) | 791 (26.1) | |
5+ | 720 (45.3) | 724 (51.8) | 1444 (48.3) | |
Adult smokers at home | 1314 (76.8) | 1076 (73.2) | 2390 (75.2) | 0.018* |
Health variables | ||||
Perceived health | ||||
Excellent/good | 1232 (74.7) | 1240 (85.7) | 2472 (79.7) | 0.001* |
Fair/poor | 479 (25.3) | 225 (14.3) | 704 (20.3) | |
Serious injury | 590 (33.5) | 678 (46.9) | 1268 (39.6) | 0.001* |
Accidental injury by someone else | 67 (4.0) | 97 (6.2) | 164 (5.0) | 0.002* |
Assaulted | 28 (1.6) | 64 (4.5) | 92 (2.9) | 0.001* |
Poisoned by chemical products | 11 (0.8) | 17 (1.0) | 28 (0.9) | 0.452 |
Smoking Prevalence T1 (2005) | ||||
Ever smoker | 969 (57.0) | 841 (56.2) | 1810 (56.6) | 0.691 |
Current smoker | 561 (33.7) | 521 (35.1) | 1082 (34.4) | 0.7181 |
Established smoker | 146 (8.9) | 194 (13.0) | 340 (10.8) | 0.004* |
Tobacco farming | ||||
Ever worked in Tobacco Farming | 190 (10.3) | 193 (12.9) | 383 (11.5) | 0.044* |
Age started working in tobacco farming, Mean years (95% CI) | 12.0 (11.4–13.0) | 12.7 (12.1–13.2) | 12.2 (11.8–12.6) | |