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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the tobacco users visiting outreach program of Dharan, Nepal in June 2018 to April 2019 (n = 238)

From: Assessment of nicotine dependence among tobacco users visiting outreach programs in Dharan, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Socio-demographic and general profile

Male n = 174 (73.11%)

Female n = 64 (26.89%)

Total n = 238 (100.0%)

P value

Age in years

   

χ2 = 96.76

  ≤ 29

77 (44.3%)

5 (7.8%)

82 (34.5%)

P = 0.0001

 30–39

36 (20.7%)

10 (15.6%)

46 (19.3%)

 

 40–49

22 (12.6%)

17 (26.6%)

39 (16.4%)

 

 50–59

23 (13.2%)

20 (31.3%)

43 (18.1%)

 

 60

16 (9.2%)

12 (18.8%)

28 (11.8%)

 

 Mean age ± SD

36.12 ± 15.40

48.89 ± 11.84

39.55 ± 15.57

 

Marital Status

   

Fisher exact value = 27.45

 Unmarried

57 (32.8%)

0 (0.0%)

57 (24.0%)

P = 0.000

 Married

117 (67.2%)

64 (100.0%)

181 (76.0%)

 

Levels of Education

   

Fisher exact value = 87.92

 Illiterate

12 (6.9%)

30 (46.9%)

42 (17.6%)

P = 0.000

 Primary Level (≤class 5)

19 (10.9%)

16 (25.0%)

35 (14.7%)

 

 Middle (6–8)

21 (12.1%)

13 (20.3%)

34 (14.3%)

 

 Secondary Level (SLC)

42 (24.1%)

2 (3.1%)

44 (18.5%)

 

 Higher secondary Level (+ 2/IA)

66 (37.9%)

2 (3.1%)

68 (28.6%)

 

 Graduate/Postgraduate

14 (8.0%)

1 (1.6%)

15 (6.3%)

 

Occupation

   

Fisher exact value = 21.61

 Employed

22 (12.6%)

2 (3.1%)

24 (10.1%)

P = 0.000

 Agriculture/Shop

63 (36.2%)

36 (56.3%)

99 (41.6%)

 

 Skilled Worker

21 (12.1%)

0

21 (8.8%)

 

 Unskilled Worker

3 (1.7%)

0

3 (1.3%)

 

 Economically inactive

55 (31.6%)

25 (39.1%)

80 (33.6%)

 

 Unemployed

10 (5.7%)

1 (1.6%)

11 (4.6%)

 

Socio-Economic class

   

χ2 = 41.61

 Lower

41 (23.6%)

44 (68.8%)

85 (35.7%)

P < 0.001

 Middle

133 (76.4%)

20 (31.3%)

153 (64.3%)

 
  1. P < 0.05 statistically significant