Table 2 Chi-square tests for associations of demographic factors with being asked and advised about tobacco by a healthcare provider among daily users of smokeless tobacco, national weighted data (n=12,721)
Asked about tobacco use by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months | Advised to quit tobacco by a healthcare provider in the past 12 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio demographic factors | Yes (%) | Chi-square test (p-value) | Yes (%) | Chi-square test (p-value) |
Residence | 2.15 (0.1424) | 1.83 (0.1761) | ||
Urban | 19.35 | 16.34 | ||
Rural | 17.17 | 14.47 | ||
Age (years) | 18.41 (0.0004) | 17.80 (0.0005) | ||
15-24 | 13.27 | 10.74 | ||
25-44 | 16.39 | 13.98 | ||
45-64 | 20.70 | 17.80 | ||
65+ | 19.04 | 14.98 | ||
Gender | 0.05 (0.8202) | 0.04 (0.8378) | ||
Female | 17.88 | 15.07 | ||
Male | 17.62 | 14.85 | ||
Wealth in quintilesa | 13.79 (0.0080) | 11.64 (0.0202) | ||
Poorest | 15.26 | 12.96 | ||
Poor | 18.07 | 15.19 | ||
Middle | 19.16 | 16.35 | ||
Wealthier | 19.09 | 15.54 | ||
Wealthiest | 22.94 | 19.61 | ||
Educationb | 1.97 (0.7415) | 0.96 (0.9155) | ||
No formal schooling, less than primary school completed | 17.37 | 14.60 | ||
Primary school completed | 18.35 | 15.59 | ||
Secondary school completed | 18.01 | 14.78 | ||
Higher secondary | 15.25 | 13.87 | ||
College or above | 19.86 | 15.70 | ||
Caste | 21.92 (<0.0001) | 16.74 (0.0008) | ||
Scheduled Caste | 17.49 | 14.37 | ||
Scheduled Tribe | 12.12 | 15.07 | ||
Other Backward Caste | 19.86 | 10.44 | ||
None of the above | 17.27 | 16.59 | ||