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Table 1 Distribution of adults ≥15 years old by selected demographic characteristics – Ethiopian GATS, 2016

From: Tobacco use prevalence and its determinate factor in Ethiopia- finding of the 2016 Ethiopian GATS

Demographic Characteristics

Weighted

Unweighted Number of Adults

Percentage(95% CI)

Number of Adults (in thousands)

Overall

100

68,371.8

10,150

Gender

 Male

49.9

(48.1, 51.8)

34,147.2

4627

 Female

50.1

(48.2, 51.9)

34,224.5

5523

Age (years)

 15–24

45.3

(43.0, 47.7)

30,995.9

2750

 25–44

36.1

(34.2, 38.1)

24,692.7

5341

 45–64

14.3

(12.9, 15.8)

9795.0

1576

 65+

4.2

(3.5, 5.1)

2888.2

483

Residence

 Urban

24.1

(22.1, 26.3)

16,503.4

5064

 Rural

75.9

(73.7, 77.9)

51,868.4

5086

Education Level

 No formal education

35.7

(32.8, 38.7)

24,399.9

3768

 Primary

37.0

(34.9, 39.1)

25,300.9

3195

 Secondary

21.3

(19.4, 23.4)

14,577.8

2098

 Higher than secondary

6.0

(5.0, 7.1)

4084.0

1070

Wealth Index

 Lowest

38.0

(33.7, 42.5)

25,975.4

2324

 Low

26.2

(23.0, 29.7)

17,943.4

2016

 Middle

13.9

(11.5, 16.7)

9498.0

1900

 High

11.2

(9.4, 13.3)

7652.3

1924

 Higher

10.7

(9.1, 12.4)

7302.7

1986