Weighted summary statistics
| Variable/mean (SD) | Full sample | Urban | Rural |
| Cigarette onset sample | (n=1 11 996) | (n=81 387) | (n=30 609) |
| Cigarette onset | 0.063 (0.243) | 0.062 (0.242) | 0.064 (0.245) |
| Male | 0.561 (0.496) | 0.559 (0.497) | 0.565 (0.496) |
| Rural | 0.272 (0.445) | – | – |
| Duration dependency | 3.181 (0.722) | 3.188 (0.718) | 3.166 (0.732) |
| Time-varying age | 34.587 (16.644) | 34.692 (16.61) | 34.305 (16.73) |
| Cigarette prices | 18.601 (3.959) | 18.562 (3.932) | 18.705 (4.027) |
| Bidi onset sample | (n=1 13 566) | (n=84 576) | (n=28 990) |
| Bidi onset | 0.062 (0.242) | 0.062 (0.241) | 0.063 (0.243) |
| Male | 0.569 (0.495) | 0.578 (0.494) | 0.544 (0.498) |
| Rural | 0.254 (0.435) | – | – |
| Duration dependency | 3.169 (0.715) | 3.181 (0.707) | 3.134 (0.739) |
| Time-varying age | 34.159 (16.421) | 34.375 (16.342) | 33.526 (16.636) |
| Bidi prices | 6.018 (1.261) | 6 (1.248) | 6.069 (1.297) |
| Smoking onset | (n=1 05 402) | (n=77 584) | (n=27 818) |
| Smoking onset | 0.063 (0.241) | 0.062 (0.241) | 0.063 (0.243) |
| Male | 0.536 (0.499) | 0.54 (0.498) | 0.524 (0.499) |
| Rural | 0.262 (0.44) | – | – |
| Duration dependency | 3.155 (0.73) | 3.165 (0.724) | 3.127 (0.747) |
| Time-varying age | 34 (16.659) | 34.181 (16.595) | 33.486 (16.828) |
| Bidi prices | 6.037 (1.268) | 6.019 (1.257) | 6.086 (1.297) |
| Cigarette prices | 18.582 (3.957) | 18.55 (3.93) | 18.67 (4.03) |