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Table 2 Weighted and unweighted frequencies and proportions of various behaviors related to tobacco products and betel quid use among men and women in Myanmar, 2015–16

From: Tobacco use and betel quid chewing among adults in Myanmar- estimates and social determinants from demographic and health survey, 2015–16

 

Men = 4737

Women = 12,598

Unweighted

Weighted

Unweighted

Weighted

Number

%

number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Cigarette smoking

1594

33.7

1504

31.7

277

2.2

214

1.7

Smoking pipe/cigar/cheroot/others

714

15.0

683

14.4

399

3.1

266

2.1

Chewing Tobacco

63

1.3

57

1.2

22

0.2

22

0.2

Snuff

33

0.7

44

0.94

2

0.02

3

0.02

Betel quid chewing

2779

58.7

2792

59.0

2661

20.7

2343

18.2

Tobacco smoking (1 + 2)

1976

41.7

1899

40.1

653

5.1

467

3.7

Smokeless tobacco use (3 + 4)

91

1.9

95

2.0

24

0.2

25

0.2

Any type of tobacco use (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)

2019

42.6

1940

40.9

674

5.2

491

3.8

Non-use of either tobacco or chew betel quid

1179

24.9

1166

24.6

9887

76.7

10,316

80.1

Use of either tobacco or betel quid

2318

48.9

2410

50.4

2660

20.7

2304

17.9

Use of both tobacco and betel quid

1240

26.2

1161

25.0

336

2.6

263

2.0