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Table 2 Prevalence of all forms of tobacco use 1 (weighted 2 )

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

Form of tobacco

Male

Female

All

 

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

Cigarettes3

354

26.6 (19.1, 34.1)

4

0.4 (−0.2, 1.0)

358

15.2 (11.2, 19.3)

Any smoked3,4

374

31.4 (23.0, 39.6)

46

1.8 (0.4, 3.1)

420

18.2 (14.0, 22.5)

Any smokeless3,5

233

15.1 (7.1, 23.2)

82

4.6 (1.8, 7.4)

315

10.5 (6.0, 15.0)

Any tobacco use6

463

34.9 (26.4, 43.5)

88

5.1 (2.2, 8.0)

551

21.7 (17.4, 26.1)

  1. Notes:
  2. 1Users used product “daily or on some days of the week”. Individuals might be using multiple forms of tobacco but are counted once only.
  3. 2The sample data is weighted such that the urban–rural proportion in each of the four provinces is the same as that reported in the 1998 Population and Housing Census. The weighted percentage gives a weighted national average.
  4. 3They might be using other forms as well.
  5. 4Cigarettes/bidis/hookah/shisha.
  6. 5Naswar/tobacco in paan/gutka.
  7. 6Any smoked/smokeless tobacco.
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