Table 3

Probit estimates for prevalence of cigarette smoking (dependent variable 1 if cigarette smoker, 0 if non-smoker)

DemographicSocioeconomic status group
(1) All(2) Low(3) Medium(4) High
Cigarette price/pack (2009 Taka)0.00312 (0.73)0.000595 (0.07)−0.000291 (−0.04)0.0103 (1.36)
Monthly household income (2009 Taka)0.00312 (0.73)0.000595 (0.07)−0.000291 (−0.04)0.0103 (1.36)
Female−1.719*** (−21.86)−1.477*** (−12.13)−1.822*** (−11.69)−1.965*** (−12.92)
Age−0.00863*** (−5.75)−0.00852*** (−3.82)−0.00783** (−2.80)−0.0111*** (−3.58)
Married0.243*** (4.53)0.251** (2.93)0.413*** (4.21)0.155 (1.49)
Household size0.0502*** (3.55)0.0369 (1.57)0.0535* (1.96)0.0557* (2.15)
Education
 Primary (1–5 years)0.177*** (3.42)0.243*** (3.46)0.148 (1.60)−0.211 (−1.38)
 Secondary (6–8 years)0.207*** (3.37)0.214* (2.40)0.253* (2.23)−0.138 (−0.86)
 Secondary School Certificate (9–10 years)0.0968 (1.32)0.185 (1.47)0.258* (1.96)−0.396* (−2.41)
 Higher Secondary Certificate (11–12 years)0.259** (2.68)0.303 (1.23)0.648*** (3.38)−0.283 (−1.62)
 Bachelor's (14–16 years)0.368** (3.15)1.888*** (5.97)0.731** (2.64)−0.164 (−0.92)
 Master's (15–17 years)0.404* (2.25)−0.119 (−0.18)−0.0791 (−0.33)
 Above Master's−0.0255 (−0.05)−0.932 (−1.83)
Occupation
 Tenant farmer0.144 (1.60)0.0244 (0.17)0.267 (1.67)0.426* (2.17)
 Self-employed in non-farm agriculture−0.221* (−2.07)−0.165 (−1.14)−0.601** (−2.94)0.302 (0.90)
Self-employed in non-agricultural activity0.191 (1.91)0.367* (2.23)0.0903 (0.55)0.197 (0.95)
 Farm wage labourer0.101 (1.20)0.0290 (0.24)0.107 (0.69)0.664** (3.09)
 Non-farm agricultural wage labourer−0.176 (−0.86)−0.348 (−0.77)−0.394 (−0.88)0.447 (1.35)
 Non-agricultural wage labourer0.339** (3.08)0.385* (2.22)0.230 (1.18)0.699** (2.80)
 Professional−0.625*** (−4.91)−0.924*** (−3.53)−0.953** (−3.25)−0.212 (−0.97)
 Managerial/administrative/clerking−0.111 (−1.10)−0.281 (−1.69)−0.210 (−1.13)0.237 (1.16)
 Student−1.054*** (−10.08)−1.449*** (−7.33)−1.383*** (−6.44)−0.586** (−2.93)
 Unemployed0.0884 (1.09)0.0471 (0.39)−0.0234 (−0.16)0.445* (2.42)
 Homemaker−0.775*** (−6.31)−0.702*** (−3.74)−0.826*** (−3.91)−0.914*** (−3.54)
 Others0.196* (2.51)0.320** (2.67)0.161 (1.16)0.254 (1.52)
 Indoor smoking restriction (1 yes, 0 no)−0.109** (−2.83)−0.0200 (−0.35)−0.130 (−1.84)−0.312*** (−3.68)
 Workplace smoking restriction (1 yes, 0 no)−0.000261 (−0.00)0.237 (1.72)−0.0826 (−0.61)−0.122 (−1.14)
 Urban area of residence0.218*** (3.82)0.193* (2.06)0.188 (1.87)0.208 (1.70)
 Wave 2−0.182*** (−5.14)−0.302*** (−5.04)−0.192** (−2.83)0.0600 (0.77)
Observations8507348425402477
  • Coefficients are marginal effects. For dummy variables, the marginal effect refers to effect of discrete change in the dummy variable from 0 to 1. The z statistics of the coefficients are in parentheses. Omitted categories include male gender, illiterate, owner farmers (occupation), the time effect of wave 1 and rural area of residence.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.