Table 2 General respondent characteristics
Characteristics | Total sample (%, n = 1120) | No intention to quit smoking (%, n = 564) | Intention to quit smoking (%, n = 556) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | ||||
18–39 | 19.6 | 10.5 | 29 | < 0.001 |
40–59 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 50.7 | |
60–69 | 28 | 35.6 | 20.3 | |
Education level | ||||
Illiterate or elementary school | 31.3 | 36.7 | 25.7 | < 0.001 |
Junior high school | 37.9 | 40.6 | 35.1 | |
High school | 16 | 13.5 | 18.5 | |
College or above | 14.9 | 9.2 | 20.7 | |
Occupation | ||||
Agriculture | 26.9 | 30.7 | 23 | < 0.001 |
Factory or manual | 30.7 | 32.6 | 28.8 | |
Office, student, or other non-manual | 17.9 | 13.1 | 22.7 | |
Public sectors | 9 | 5.9 | 12.2 | |
Other | 15.5 | 17.7 | 13.3 | |
Region | ||||
Rural | 57.9 | 60.6 | 55.2 | 0.066 |
Urban | 42.1 | 39.4 | 44.8 | |
Marital status | ||||
Not married | 4.3 | 5 | 3.6 | 0.259 |
Married | 95.7 | 95 | 96.4 | |
Self-reported good health | ||||
No | 30.9 | 31 | 30.8 | 0.921 |
Yes | 69.1 | 69 | 69.2 | |
Smoking level | ||||
Non-daily | 10.8 | 6.6 | 15.1 | < 0.001 |
Light daily | 33.4 | 27.7 | 39.2 | |
Moderate/Heavy daily | 55.8 | 65.8 | 45.7 | |
Health literacy | ||||
Lower | 75.2 | 83 | 67.3 | < 0.001 |
Higher | 24.8 | 17 | 32.7 | |
Knowledge of smoking hazards | ||||
Lower | 51.3 | 56.6 | 46 | < 0.001 |
Higher | 48.7 | 43.4 | 54 | |
Conditions smoking causes* | ||||
Stroke | ||||
No | 36.6 | 43.4 | 29.7 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 63.4 | 56.6 | 70.3 | |
Heart attack | ||||
No | 40.5 | 46.5 | 34.5 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 59.5 | 53.5 | 65.5 | |
Lung cancer | ||||
No | 8.9 | 13.5 | 4.3 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 91.1 | 86.5 | 95.7 | |
Conditions secondhand smoke causes* | ||||
Heart diseases in adults | ||||
No | 33.4 | 39.4 | 27.3 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 66.6 | 60.6 | 72.7 | |
Lung illnesses in children | ||||
No | 11.9 | 16.3 | 7.4 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 88.1 | 83.7 | 92.6 | |
Lung cancer in adults | ||||
No | 11.9 | 16.5 | 7.2 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 88.1 | 83.5 | 92.8 |