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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of nationally representative sample of Indian population ages 15 and older regarding tobacco use, from Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2) (2016-2017) n=74,037

From: Associations between sociodemographic factors and receiving "ask and advise" services from healthcare providers in India: analysis of the national GATS-2 dataset

Variable

Characteristics

National Weighted Prevalence (%)

Residence status

Urban

34.49

 

Rural

65.51

Age (years)

15-24

26.81

25-44

41.31

45-64

23.46

65+

8.41

Gender

Male

51.10

 

Female

48.90

Wealth in quintilesa

Poorest

24.16

Poor

17.89

Middle

23.76

Wealthier

19.28

Wealthiest

14.92

Educationb

No formal schooling, less than primary school completed

35.66

Primary school completed

28.18

Secondary school completed

14.08

Higher secondary

11.16

College or above

10.92

Caste

Scheduled Caste

19.09

Scheduled Tribe

8.87

Other Backward Caste

45.27

None of the above

26.77

Current use of smoked tobacco

Daily

8.59

Less than daily

2.09

 

Not at all

89.33

Current use of smokeless tobacco

Daily

18.24

Less than daily

3.14

 

Not at all

78.62

Current use of smoked tobacco AND smokeless tobacco

Daily

1.91

Less than daily

1.54

 

Not at all

96.56

Current use of smoked tobacco OR smokeless tobacco

Daily

24.92

Less than daily

3.69

 

Not at all

71.39

Quit attempt made in the past 12 months, current smoked tobacco usersc

Yes

36.36

 

No

63.64

Quit attempt made in the past 12 months, current smokeless tobacco usersd

Yes

32.01

 

No

67.99

Asked about tobacco use by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months, current tobacco userse

Yes

21.53

 

No

78.47

Advised to quit tobacco by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months, among current tobacco userse

Yes

18.68

 

No

81.32

Asked about tobacco use by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months, among current smoked tobacco usersf

Yes

27.13

 

No

72.87

Advised to quit tobacco by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months, among current smoked tobacco usersf

Yes

24.29

 

No

75.70

Asked about tobacco use by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months, among current smokeless tobacco usersg

Yes

17.73

 

No

82.26

Advised to quit tobacco by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months, among current smokeless tobacco usersg

Yes

15.02

 

No

84.98

  1. aN=73,299
  2. bN=73,978
  3. cN=9,490
  4. dN=15,225
  5. eN=21,857
  6. fN=9,499
  7. gN=15,235