Sample characteristics for adults and youth in Navi Mumbai, India, and Dhaka, Bangladesh
| Adults (n=1071) | Youth (n=1012) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (n=502) | Bangladesh (n=569) | Test statistics* (p value) | India (n=500) | Bangladesh (n=512) | Test statistics* (p value) | |
| Age (mean; SD)† | 36.0 (9.2) | 38.6 (12.5) | t=3.8 (p<0.001) | 17.5 (0.7) | 17.1 (0.8) | t=−7.4 (p<0.001) |
| Sex (%) | ||||||
| Female | 49.8 | 45.9 | χ2=1.6 (p=0.22) | 50.0 | 49.6 | χ2=0.02 (p=0.90) |
| Male | 50.2 | 54.1 | 50.0 | 50.4 | ||
| Smokeless tobacco use (%) | ||||||
| Daily user | 93.6 | 94.4 | χ2=0.3 (p=0.61) | 29.0 | 14.5 | χ2=49.6 (p<0.001) |
| Non-daily user | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 11.8 | ||
| Non-user susceptible | – | – | 21.2 | 15.4 | ||
| Non-user non-susceptible | – | – | 44.0 | 58.4 | ||
| Mixed use (%) (smoked and smokeless) | 16.9 | 24.8 | χ2=9.9 (p=0.002) | 18.4 | 21.6 | χ2=0.5 (p=0.50) |
| Quit intentions‡ (%) | ||||||
| Plans to quit | 69.7 | 50.1 | χ2=42.5 (p<0.001) | 81.6 | 49.6 | χ2=35.3 (p<0.001) |
| No plans to quit | 30.3 | 49.9 | 18.4 | 50.4 | ||
| Income (%) | ||||||
| Low | 38.5 | 72.8 | χ2=131.0 (p<0.001) | – | – | |
| Moderate | 34.9 | 18.0 | – | – | ||
| High | 10.4 | 3.0 | – | – | ||
| Not stated | 16.2 | 6.2 | – | – | ||
| Education (%) | ||||||
| Low | 3.8 | 31.5 | χ2=247.2 (p<0.001) | 20.0 | 36.3 | χ2=277.5 (p<0.001) |
| Moderate | 44.4 | 55.6 | 12.8 | 47.2 | ||
| High | 51.8 | 12.9 | 67.1 | 16.5 | ||
Bolded items represent statistical significance, where the p value is <0.05.
*Test statistic denotes between-country differences (India vs Bangladesh), within adult or youth sample.
†Age range for Indian youth was 16–18 years; for Bangladeshi youth the age range was 16–18 years. For Indian adults the age range was 20–63 years; for Bangladeshi adults the age range was 19–80 years.
‡Among smokeless tobacco users.