Table 1 Characteristics of the ITC Bangladesh Wave 2 sample of tobacco smokers (unweighted, n = 2982)
| Â | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Wave of recruitment | |
 1 | 2361 (79.2) |
 2 | 621 (20.8) |
Area sample | |
 Dhaka (non-slum) | 333 (11.2) |
 Dhaka slums | 649 (21.8) |
 Areas outside Dhaka | 1862 (62.4) |
 Tribal/border areas | 138 (4.6) |
Sex | |
 Male | 2851 (95.6) |
 Female | 131 (4.4) |
Age | |
 15–24 | 511 (17.1) |
 35–39 | 1109 (37.2) |
 40–54 | 793 (26.6) |
 55+ | 569 (19.1) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 2385 (80.1) |
 Otherwise | 592 (19.9) |
Religion | |
 Otherwise | 497 (16.7) |
 Muslim | 2483 (83.3) |
Highest level of education | |
 Illiterate | 1002 (33.6) |
 1–8 years | 1428 (47.9) |
 9+ years | 550 (18.5) |
Monthly household income | |
 < 5000 BDT | 445 (14.9) |
 5000 to < 10,000 BDT | 1398 (46.9) |
 10,000 BDT or more | 1000 (33.5) |
 Not reported | 139 (4.7) |
Children in household | |
 No children in home | 789 (26.5) |
 Only children 5 or younger | 626 (21.0) |
 Only children aged 6 to 14 | 732 (24.5) |
 Children 14 or younger | 835 (28.0) |
No. household smokers | |
 1 | 1115 (37.4) |
 2 | 1306 (43.8) |
 3 or more | 561 (18.8) |
Tobacco use status | |
 Exclusive cigarette smoker | 2337 (78.4) |
 Exclusive bidi smoker | 368 (12.3) |
 Dual user | 277 (9.3) |
Amount smoked/day | |
 < = 10 sticks/day | 1801 (61.9) |
 11–20 sticks/day | 870 (29.9) |
 21+ sticks/day | 237 (8.1) |
Made a quit attempt in past year | |
 No attempts in past year | 2383 (81.6) |
 At least one attempt in past year | 537 (18.4) |