Table 3

Influence of residential status on tobacco usage after adjusting for other sociodemographic variables (values shown for urban residents in reference to rural residents)

Tobacco usagep ValueOdds ratio (95% CI)
Any tobacco0.020.93 (0.87 to 0.98)
Current smokingNS0.92 (0.85 to 1.00)
Past smoking<<0.0010.50 (0.45 to 0.56)
Occasional smoking<<<<0.00115.17 (11.79 to 19.51)
Chewing tobacco<<<<0.0010.68 (0.63 to 0.73)
Gul<<<<0.0013.51 (2.83 to 4.36)
Dual tobacco<<<<0.0010.52 (0.45 to 0.59)