Tobacco Use in South Africans During 1998: The First Demographic and Health Survey

Men Women Asset index (Quintiles) Poorest group 1.00 – – 1.00 – – Second poorest 0.765 0.598–0.977 0.032 0.884 0.590–1.324 0.550 Middle group 0.569 0.441–0.734 0.000 0.989 0.651–1.502 0.958 Fourth poorest 0.613 0.458–0.819 0.001 0.717 0.438–1.173 0.185 Richest group 0.369 0.253–0.537 0.000 0.393 0.218–0.708 0.002 Education None 1.00 – – 1.00 – – 1–7 years 0.875 0.679–1.128 0.302 0.652 0.479–0.888 0.007 8–12 years 0.729 0.562–0.946 0.017 0.257 0.174–0.379 0.000 4 12 years 0.351 0.228–0.538 0.000 0.162 0.086–0.306 0.000 Age 15–24 years 1.00 – – 1.00 – – 25–34 years 3.843 3.110–4.749 0.000 1.468 1.011–2.133 0.044 35–44 years 4.935 3.921–6.212 0.000 2.610 1.794–3.795 0.000 45–54 years 2.912 2.193–3.866 0.000 2.538 1.706–3.777 0.000 55–64 years 3.164 2.359–4.244 0.000 1.224 0.767–1.951 0.396 65 years 2.756 2.039–3.725 0.000 0.961 0.594–1.556 0.872 Population group Africans 1.00 – – 1.00 – – Coloureds 2.277 1.747–2.967 0.000 18.344 13.341–25.225 0.000 Whites 0.836 0.483–1.448 0.523 12.955 7.546–22.241 0.000 Asians 2.191 1.375–3.489 0.001 3.203 1.680–6.107 0.000 Geographic setting Urban 1.00 – – 1.00 – – Rural 0.719 0.594–0.870 0.001 0.526 0.360–0.770 0.001 Heavy smoking ( 15 tobacco equivalents/day) N 1⁄4477 Heavy smoking ( 15 tobacco equivalents/day) N 1⁄4 153