Weighted prevalence of exposure to SHS at home among non-smokers by place of residence and background characteristics
| Rural (N=32 738) | Urban (N=23 202) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 53.7 | 34.5 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 49.2 | 32.2 |
| Female | 57.4 | 36.6 |
| χ2 value | 207.905** | 113.943** |
| Age group | ||
| 15–24 | 55.6 | 38.7 |
| 25–44 | 53.9 | 34.4 |
| 45–64 | 51.1 | 29.9 |
| 65+ | 50.7 | 31.0 |
| χ2 value | 57.391** | 112.122** |
| Education | ||
| No formal education | 60.6 | 47.6 |
| Less than primary | 53.6 | 41.9 |
| Primary but less than secondary | 54.3 | 39.4 |
| Secondary and above | 41.8 | 25.5 |
| χ2 value | 485.83** | 805.538** |
| Occupation | ||
| Government and non-government employee | 49.9 | 31 |
| Self-employed | 53.9 | 37.1 |
| Student | 51.1 | 30.9 |
| Homemaker | 57.2 | 37.3 |
| Retired or unemployed | 52.2 | 30.2 |
| χ2 value | 139.969** | 139.226** |
| National region | ||
| North | 52.9 | 38.9 |
| Central | 67.1 | 48.7 |
| East | 58.8 | 44.2 |
| Northeast | 52.6 | 44.6 |
| West | 46.6 | 32.9 |
| South | 29.2 | 17.8 |
| χ2 value | 2630.923** | 1654.412** |
| Antismoking messages in newspaper or magazines | ||
| No | 50.3 | 35.7 |
| Yes | 42.9 | 28.0 |
| χ2 value | 128.537** | 123.547** |
| Antismoking messages in TV/radio | ||
| No | 50.4 | 36.6 |
| Yes | 48.9 | 31.6 |
| χ2 value | 6.117* | 44.941** |
| Knowledge that SHS exposure is harmful | ||
| No | 56.1 | 39.8 |
| Yes | 53.2 | 33.9 |
| χ2 value | 10.528** | 20.242** |
| Knowledge that smoking causes stroke | ||
| No | 55.5 | 35.6 |
| Yes | 51.8 | 33.6 |
| χ2 value | 30.509** | 22.938** |
| Knowledge that smoking causes heart attack | ||
| No | 56.4 | 39.5 |
| Yes | 52.1 | 32.6 |
| χ2 value | 25.753** | 56.260** |
| Knowledge that smoking causes lung cancer | ||
| No | 57.7 | 41.5 |
| Yes | 52.9 | 33.8 |
| χ2 value | 1.441 | 36.311** |
*p<0.05.
**p<0.01.
SHS, second-hand tobacco smoke.