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Table 1 Distribution of smoking status across socio-demographic attributes in 2005a

From: Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and health disparities: 8-year longitudinal findings from a large cohort of Thai adults

Attributes

Smoking status

Total (N)

Non-exposure

Passive smoker

Former smoker

Current smoker

n

Row %

n

Row %

n

Row %

n

Row %

Overall

1,098

2.7

28,096

68.7

8,444

20.7

3,236

7.9

40,874

Age (yrs)

  < 30

368

2.1

13,847

78.7

2,298

13.1

1,088

6.2

17,601

 30–39

444

3.0

9,732

65.4

3,358

22.6

1,357

9.1

14,891

 40–49

215

3.1

3,958

56.4

2,175

31.0

674

9.6

7,022

 50+

71

5.2

559

41.1

613

45.1

117

8.6

1,360

Sex

 Male

273

1.5

7,951

42.7

7,325

39.3

3,095

16.6

18,644

 Female

825

3.7

20,145

90.6

1,119

5.0

141

0.6

22,230

Marital status

 Single

490

2.5

15,418

77.1

2,805

14.0

1,285

6.4

19,998

 Partnered

587

2.9

12,190

60.8

5,397

26.9

1,861

9.3

20,035

Urbanisation

 Rural-Rural

446

2.4

12,821

70.0

3,620

19.8

1,431

7.8

18,318

 Rural–urban

304

2.6

7,923

67.2

2,678

22.7

881

7.5

11,786

 Urban–rural

45

2.5

1,144

64.0

421

23.6

177

9.9

1,787

 Urban-Urban

283

3.3

5,942

70.0

1,610

18.9

694

8.1

8,529

Personal income (Baht/month)

 Up to 3000

83

2.4

2,497

72.4

525

15.2

346

10.0

3,451

 3000–7000

267

2.5

8,294

76.3

1,597

14.7

716

6.6

10,874

 7000–10,000

185

2.0

6,499

70.7

1,776

19.3

739

8.0

9,199

 10,000–20,000

303

2.7

7,242

63.5

2,884

25.3

973

8.5

11,402

  > 20,000

233

4.5

3,009

58.1

1,535

29.6

401

7.7

5,178

Education

 High school

437

2.4

11,154

62.4

4403

24.6

1,887

10.6

17,881

 Vocation

272

2.5

7940

72.8

1,897

17.4

798

7.3

10,907

 University

387

3.2

8,936

74.5

2,127

17.7

545

4.5

11,995

Asset value

 Low

292

1.9

10,513

70.4

2,789

18.7

1,348

9.0

14,942

 Middle

340

2.6

8,894

68.6

2,734

21.1

1,002

7.7

12,970

 High

461

3.6

8,576

67.0

2,890

22.6

873

6.8

12,800

Drinking

 Non-drinker

579

5.1

10,268

91.1

297

2.6

129

1.1

11,273

 Former drinker

61

1.7

1,841

52.5

1,265

36.1

339

9.7

3,506

 Current drinker

456

1.8

15,903

61.3

6,834

26.3

2,743

10.6

25,936

No. of health condition

       

 0

469

3.2

10,270

70.7

2,604

17.9

1,191

8.2

14,534

 1

501

2.6

13,747

70.0

3,941

20.1

1,443

7.4

19,632

  ≥ 2

127

1.9

4,042

61.0

1,871

28.2

592

8.9

6,632

Body size (BMI)

 Underweight

139

2.7

4,431

85.2

450

8.6

183

3.5

5,203

 Normal

602

2.8

15,762

73.5

3,614

16.8

1,477

6.9

21,455

 At risk

176

2.6

3,863

57.5

1,955

29.1

726

10.8

6,720

 Obese I

134

2.3

3,066

52.0

2,007

34.1

688

11.7

5,895

 Obese II

30

2.8

661

60.8

284

26.1

113

10.4

1,088

  1. aanalysis restricted to cohort members assessed in 2005, 2009 and 2013. Reflecting the large sample size, all variables significantly associated with smoking status