Table 1

Sample's description

VariablesUnweighted, n=1205Weighted (%)*
Geographical area
 Rural50645.6
 Urban69954.4
Local government area
 Brikama48233.9
 Kanifing27022.6
 Kerewan9513.4
 Janjanbureh1016.0
 Kuntaur816.6
 Mansakonko553.8
 Basse8210.5
 Banjul393.1
Gender
 Female382.7
 Male107690.2
Age category (years)
 18–24535.0
 25–3424520.7
 35–4435228.3
 45–5423420.4
 55–641309.9
 65+927.7
Marital status
 Single20517.0
 Married86672.7
 Divorced, widowed or separated463.3
Education
 No schooling48541.4
 Some primary schooling19717.9
 Secondary school completed35727.9
 Postsecondary school completed775.7
Monthly income
 Less than D10001229.0
 D1000–D250032730.3
 D2501–D500029524.7
 D5001–D10 0001169.2
 Over D10 000483.7
Type of tobacco used
 Cigarettes85670.8
 Roll-your-own17314.4
 Other tobacco756.9
  • *Percentages do not add up to 100 in some cases due to missing values on the following variables: gender—91 missing values; age category—99 missing values; marital status—1 prefer not to answer, 87 missing values; education—2 prefer not to answer, 85 missing values; monthly income—47 prefer not to answer, 250 missing values; type of tobacco used—101 missing values.