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Table 1 Background and socio-economic characteristics of the sampled population (N = 548)

From: Adult tobacco use practice and its correlates in eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Male

Female

Total

Sex

405 (75.1)

134 (24.9)

539

Age, mean (SD)

35.0 (13.6)

34.0 (18.4)

35.0 (15.0)

Religion

   

Christian

71 (17.7)

42 (30.9)

115 (21.3)

Muslim

328 (81.8)

92 (69.2)

424 (78.3)

Others

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.4)

Education

   

Illiterate

162 (40.1)

78 (58.2)

243 (44.7)

Below secondary school

168 (41.6)

30 (22.4)

200 (36.8)

Secondary school completed

30 (7.4)

14 (10.4)

45 (8.3)

High school completed

23 (5.7)

7 (5.2)

30 (5.5)

College completed

16 (4.0)

4 (3.0)

20 (3.7)

Postgraduate

4 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (0.7)

Marital status

   

Single

93 (22.4)

102 (77.2)

198 (28.6)

Married

309 (76.3)

30 (22.4)

343 (63.4)

Work status

   

Governmental employee

55 (13.6)

11 (8.3)

70 (12.9)

Non-governmental employee

8 (2.0)

2 (1.5)

10 (1.8)

Self-employed

279 (69.2)

38 (28.8)

319 (58.9)

Student

46 (11.4)

27 (20.5)

73 (13.5)

Homemaker

3 (0.7)

24 (18.2)

27 (5.0)

Unemployed

5 (1.2)

7 (5.3)

12 (2.2)

Other

7 (1.7)

23 (17.4)

31 (5.7)

  1. Figures are presented as N (%), unless otherwise stated.