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Table 1 Sample characteristics of smokers recruited in Wave 1 and followed to Wave 2 (unweighted; n = 1861)

From: Predictors of smoking cessation behavior among Bangladeshi adults: findings from ITC Bangladesh survey

 

%

 (Freq.)

Area

Dhaka

15.1

 (281)

Areas outside Dhaka

84.9

 (1580)

Sex

Male

98.1

 (1826)

Female

1.9

 (35)

Age group

Younger than 40

57.8

 (1076)

40 or older

42.2

 (785)

Marital status

No married

22.2

 (413)

Married

77.8

 (1444)

Religion

Non-Muslim

12.6

 (234)

Muslim

87.4

 (1626)

Education

Illiterate

18.6

 (346)

1 to 8 years

55.3

 (1026)

9+ years

26.1

 (484)

Income

<5,000 BDT

15.8

 (294)

5,000 to 10,000 BDT

42.7

 (794)

>10,000 BDT

32.2

 (599)

Not reported

9.3

 (174)

Total smokers in home

1

25.7

 (478)

2

52.8

 (982)

3 or more

21.5

 (401)

Type of smoker

Exclusively cigarettes

89.0

 (1656)

Dual user

11.0

 (205)

Mean daily amount smoked (SD)

Exclusively cigarettes

9.60

 (±6.16)

Dual user

13.32

 (±8.82)

Quit status

Did not try to quit

74.1

 (1379)

Tried unsuccessfully

21.8

 (406)

Quit successfully

4.1

 (76)

  1. BDT = Bangladeshi Taka; 1US$ = 79BDT