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Table 3 Associations between smoking and education, by national income level age group and sex

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in smoking in low and mid income countries: positive gradients among women?

  

Odds ratio (95% CI)

  

Women

Men

  

LLMIC*

UMHIC**

LLMIC*

UMHIC**

Age 18-44

No education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Primary school

0.42 ( 0.38-0.46)

0.50 (0.43-0.57)

0.76 (0.71-0.80)

0.90 (0.83-1.00)

Secondary school

0.26 ( 0.22-0.30)

0.29 (0.23-0.37)

0.59 (0.54-0.63)

0.70 (0.63-0.77)

High school

0.17 (0.13-0.22)

0.21 (0.14-0.32)

0.45 (0.41-0.49)

0.55 (0.48-0.64)

University

0.32 (0.26-0.40)

0.23 (0.16-0.32)

0.36 (0.33-0.41)

0.41 (0.35-0.47)

Age 45+

No education

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Primary school

0.67 (0.57-0.78)

0.65 (0.55-0.76)

0.76 (0.68-0.86)

0.86 (0.76-0.97)

Secondary school

0.65 (0.56-0.76)

0.92 (0.78-1.08)

0.67 (0.59-0.75)

0.92 (0.81-1.04)

High school

0.79 (0.67-0.92)

1.34 (1.12-1.60)

0.57 (0.51-0.65)

0.90 (0.78-1.03)

University

0.57 (0.48-0.69)

1.41 (1.15-1.72)

0.37 (0.32-0.42)

0.59 (0.50-0.70)

  1. *LLMICs are low- and lower-middle-income-countries (GDP < 3,856 dollar per capita).
  2. **UMHICs are upper-middle- and high-income-countries (GDP ≥ 3,856 dollar per capita).