Findings regarding factors affecting individuals’ exposure to tobacco smoke by education level
| Variables | Entire model | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 |
| f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | |
| Age | ||||||
| 34 and under | 5800 (33.9) | 271 (12.4) | 477 (8.5) | 1929 (65.1) | 1586 (48.9) | 1537 (50.1) |
| 35–44 | 3395 (19.9) | 212 (9.7) | 1238 (22.1) | 410 (13.8) | 780 (24.0) | 755 (24.6) |
| 45–54 | 2918 (17.1) | 301 (13.7) | 1527 (27.2) | 320 (10.8) | 402 (12.4) | 368 (12.0) |
| 55 + | 4971 (19.1) | 1410 (64.3) | 2370 (42.2) | 306 (10.3) | 478 (14.7) | 407 (13.3) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 7784 (45.6) | 392 (17.9) | 2508 (44.7) | 1595 (53.8) | 1711 (52.7) | 1578 (51.5) |
| Female | 9300 (54.4) | 1802 (82.1) | 3104 (55.3 | 1370 (46.2) | 1535 (47.3) | 1489 (48.5) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 3610 (21.1) | 111 (5.1) | 245 (4.4) | 1263 (42.6) | 1081 (33.3) | 910 (29.7) |
| Married | 11 726 (68.6) | 1471 (67.0) | 4712 (84.0) | 1579 (53.3) | 1979 (61.0) | 1985 (64.7) |
| Divorced/spouse died | 1748 (10.2) | 612 (27.9) | 655 (11.7) | 123 (4.1) | 186 (5.7) | 172 (5.6) |
| General health status | ||||||
| Very good/good | 9988 (58.5) | 580 (26.4) | 2514 (44.8) | 2129 (71.8) | 2381 (73.4) | 2384 (77.7) |
| Moderate | 5214 (30.5) | 870 (39.7) | 2312 (41.2) | 697 (23.5) | 734 (22.6) | 601 (19.6) |
| Poor/very bad | 1882 (11.0) | 744 (33.9) | 786 (14.0) | 139 (4.7) | 131 (4.0) | 82 (2.7) |
| Employment status | ||||||
| No | 10 557 (61.8) | 1913 (87.2) | 3763 (67.1) | 1905 (64.2) | 1873 (57.7) | 1103 (36.0) |
| Yes | 6527 (38.2) | 281 (12.8) | 1849 (32.9) | 1060 (35.8) | 1373 (42.3) | 1964 (64.0) |
| Alcohol use | ||||||
| No | 14 357 (85.1) | 2171 (99.0) | 5042 (89.8) | 2558 (86.3) | 2575 (79.3) | 2191 (71.4) |
| Yes | 2547 (14.9) | 23 (1.0) | 570 (10.2) | 407 (13.7) | 671 (20.7) | 876 (28.6) |
| Psychosocial support | ||||||
| No | 15 955 (93.4) | 2057(93.8) | 5200 (92.7) | 2809 (94.7) | 3033 (93.4) | 2856 (93.1) |
| Yes | 1129 (6.6) | 137 (6.2) | 412 (7.3) | 156 (5.3) | 213 (6.6) | 211 (6.9) |
| Tobacco use | ||||||
| No | 11 853 (69.4) | 1881 (85.7) | 3924 (69.9) | 1968 (66.4) | 1984 (61.1) | 2096 (68.3) |
| Yes | 5231 (30.6) | 313 (14.3) | 1688 (30.1) | 997 (33.6) | 1262 (38.9) | 971 (31.7) |
| Ability to afford treatment | ||||||
| No | 1349 (7.9) | 172 (7.8) | 405 (7.2) | 309 (10.4) | 250 (7.7) | 213 (6.9) |
| Yes | 15 735 (92.1) | 2022 (92.2) | 5207 (92.8) | 2656 (89.6) | 2996 (92.3) | 2854 (93.1) |
| Education | ||||||
| Illiterate/unschooled | 2194 (12.8) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Primary school graduates | 5612 (32.8) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Primary education graduates | 2965 (17.4) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| High school graduates | 3246 (19.0) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| University graduates | 3067 (18.0) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Model 1: Illiterate/ unschooled, Model 2: Primary school graduates, Model 3: Primary education graduates, Model 4: High school graduates; Model 5: University graduates.