Respondents’ unweighted baseline sociodemographic characteristics and tobacco behaviours
| Wave 1 (n=5991) | Wave 2 (n=5613) | Wave 3 (n=5636) | |
| State | |||
| Bihar | 1696 (28.3%) | 1646 (29.3%) | 1497 (26.6%) |
| West Bengal | 1077 (18%) | 1069 (19%) | 1092 (19.4%) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1459 (24.4%) | 1377 (24.5%) | 1472 (26.1%) |
| Maharashtra | 1759 (29.4%) | 1521 (27.1%) | 1575 (27.9%) |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 15–17 | 158 (2.6%) | 28 (0.5%) | 120 (2.1%) |
| 18–24 | 725 (12.1%) | 587 (10.5%) | 304 (5.4%) |
| 25–39 | 1996 (33.3%) | 1779 (31.7%) | 1512 (26.8%) |
| 40–54 | 1703 (28.4%) | 1777 (31.7%) | 1874 (33.3%) |
| >55 | 1409 (23.5%) | 1357 (24.2%) | 1551 (27.5%) |
| Not reported | 0 (0.0%) | 85 (1.5%) | 275 (4.9%) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 3439 (57.4%) | 3260 (58.1%) | 3289 (58.4%) |
| Female | 2552 (42.6%) | 2353 (41.9%) | 2347 (41.6%) |
| Location | |||
| Urban | 4398 (73.4%) | 4126 (73.5%) | 4228 (75%) |
| Rural | 1593 (26.6%) | 1487 (26.5%) | 1408 (25%) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 4321 (72.1%) | 4110 (73.2%) | 4054 (71.9%) |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 739 (12.3%) | 681 (12.1%) | 634 (11.2%) |
| Single | 923 (15.4%) | 813 (14.5%) | 943 (16.7%) |
| Not reported | 8 (0.1%) | 9 (0.2%) | 5 (0.1%) |
| Socioeconomic status | |||
| Low | 1321 (22%) | 1240 (22.1%) | 951 (16.9%) |
| Medium | 2727 (45.5%) | 2546 (45.4%) | 2707 (48%) |
| High | 1942 (32.4%) | 1826 (32.5%) | 1977 (35.1%) |
| Not reported | 1 (0.0%) | 1 (0.0%) | 1 (0.0%) |
| Tobacco (SLT) Dependence Index | |||
| 0 | 1581 (26.4%) | 1073 (19.1%) | 1170 (20.8%) |
| 1 | 1024 (17.1%) | 822 (14.6%) | 1081 (19.2%) |
| 2 | 1801 (30.1%) | 1756 (31.3%) | 1601 (28.4%) |
| 3 | 1191 (19.9%) | 1490 (26.5%) | 1023 (18.2%) |
| 4 | 261 (4.4%) | 227 (4%) | 174 (3.1%) |
| 5 | 53 (0.9%) | 25 (0.4%) | 17 (0.3%) |
| 6 | 14 (0.2%) | 10 (0.2%) | 7 (0.1%) |
| Not reported | 66 (1.1%) | 210 (3.7%) | 563 (10%) |
| Attempted to quit SLT in last year | |||
| No | 4968 (82.9%) | 5062 (90.2%) | 5050 (89.6%) |
| Yes | 989 (16.5%) | 550 (9.8%) | 585 (10.4%) |
| Not reported | 34 (0.6%) | 1 (0%) | 1 (0%) |
| Intentions to quit SLT | |||
| No quit plans | 5037 (84.1%) | 4811 (85.7%) | 4328 (76.8%) |
| Plan to quit | 946 (15.8%) | 706 (12.6%) | 1286 (22.8%) |
| Not reported | 8 (0.1%) | 96 (1.7%) | 22 (0.4%) |
Wave 1=respondents reporting exclusive SLT use in Wave 1, Wave 2=respondents reporting exclusive SLT use in Wave 2, Wave 3=respondents reporting exclusive SLT use in Wave 3. Result was shown as Not reported when not every user had data for a given variable.
SLT, smokeless tobacco.