Table 6

Comparison of prevalence estimates among household respondent themselves and other household members by sex and age

Sex and ageChewing tobacco/pan masalaSmoking tobacco
RespondentNon-respondentDifferenceRespondentNon-respondentDifference
Respondents (n = 92012) and non-respondents (n = 242548).
*The totals are adjusted for age (as the age structure of respondent and non-respondent population differed significantly) by using the national population as the standard population to account for the age differences in the respondent and non-respondent population.
Men
Total*36.425.810.633.728.35.4
15–2427.813.014.816.87.89.0
25–3941.128.612.539.030.98.1
40–5941.632.49.247.444.03.4
60+42.035.46.640.737.03.7
Women
Total*13.311.71.52.82.30.5
15–244.92.72.20.60.30.3
25–3911.39.51.82.11.50.6
40–5920.120.3−0.24.64.8−0.2
60+28.223.7−4.56.74.81.9