Prevalence of smoking and chewing tobacco/pan masala in India, 1998–99
| Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % use | Millions | % use | Millions | ||
| Smoking | |||||
| Urban | 21.4 | 19.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
| Rural | 32.5 | 74.6 | 3.0 | 6.9 | |
| Total | 29.3 | 94.3 | 2.4 | 7.6 | |
| Chewing | |||||
| Urban | 20.7 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 7.6 | |
| Rural | 31.1 | 71.4 | 13.3 | 30.4 | |
| Total | 28.1 | 90.4 | 12.0 | 38.0 | |
| Smoking or chewing | |||||
| Urban | 35.6 | 32.8 | 9.2 | 8.1 | |
| Rural | 50.9 | 116.9 | 15.5 | 35.5 | |
| Total | 46.5 | 149.6 | 13.8 | 43.6 | |