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Table 1 Bivariate distribution for smoke-free environment at home by selected covariates, GATS, India 2009-17

From: The crossroads of work and home: linkages between smoke-free policies at work and household environments

Background characteristics

GATS 1

GATS-2

Smoke free status of workplace

  

No

25.6

32.5

Yes

49.4

58.7

Age of respondents

  

15–29

36.9

49.5

30–44

37.8

42.3

45+

31.5

41.9

Religion

  

Hindu

NA

46.0

Muslim

NA

34.9

Others

NA

41.8

Caste

  

SC/ST

NA

37.9

OBC

NA

49.7

Others

NA

40.5

Place of residence

  

Urban

43.0

53.3

Rural

29.3

38.0

Educational status

  

No education

29.4

35.0

Primary

35.6

46.1

Secondary

39.0

45.4

Higher than secondary

42.1

66.2

Wealth Index

  

Poorest

27.2

28.5

Poorer

35.6

40.2

Middle

34.1

46.8

Richer

41.6

54.3

Richest

51.4

59.6

Occupation

  

Employed

36.6

43.4

Self-employed

34.1

44.1

Region

  

North

16.1

26.5

Central

27.3

37.3

East

30.4

39.4

North‒East

24.3

35.4

West

41.4

54.9

Southern

56.0

75.1

Number of household members

  

1–4

41.7

50.2

4+

31.5

38.7

Total

35.4

43.9

  1. Note: In GATS-1, data on caste and religion were not available