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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of survey respondents (unweighted profile)

From: Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco use among adults in Pakistan: findings of a nationwide survey conducted in 2012

Characteristics

n

%

1. Gender

Male

1354

51.2

Female

1290

48.8

2. Age (years)

18–20

151

5.7

21–30

971

37.0

31–40

818

30.9

41–50

450

17.0

51–60

118

4.7

>60

32

1.2

Missing

98

3.7

3. Education

Illiterate

211

8.0

No formal education but can read

107

4.1

Up to Primary (≤ 5 years)

255

9.6

Up to Middle (6–8 years)

376

14.2

Up to Matric (9–10 years)

633

23.9

Up to Intermediate (11–12 years)

411

15.5

Graduate/Post graduate/Professional Education

605

23.3

Missing

46

1.7

6. Monthly household income (Rs.) 1

< 3000

62

2.3

3001–7000

308

11.7

7001–10,000

364

13.8

10,001–15,000

530

20.1

15,001–30,000

707

26.7

>30,000

337

12.8

Missing

336

12.7

7. Poverty score

Up to 20 (Poorest)

11

0.4

21–40

300

11.4

41–60

1336

50.5

61–80

639

24.2

81–100

176

6.7

>100 (Richest)

182

6.9

8. Location

Rural

353

13.4

Urban

2291

86.6

9. Province

Punjab

1414

53.5

Sindh

835

31.6

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

181

6.9

Balochistan

214

8.1

Total

2644

100

  1. Note: 1Pakistani rupee (Rs.) = approximately 0.01 US dollar (US$).