Table 1 General characteristics of participants (N = 10,605)
Categorical variables | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 6472 | (61.0) |
 Female | 4133 | (39.0) |
Marital status | ||
 Unmarried | 8903 | (84.0) |
 Married | 1657 | (15.6) |
 Divorced | 45 | (0.4) |
Educational qualification | ||
 No academic education | 84 | (0.8) |
 Primary (1–5 grades) | 51 | (0.5) |
 Secondary (6–10 grades) | 281 | (2.6) |
 Intermediate (11–12 grades) | 1562 | (14.7) |
 Bachelor | 7202 | (67.9) |
 Higher education (above bachelor) | 1425 | (13.4) |
Occupation | ||
 Student | 7976 | (75.2) |
 Private employee | 828 | (7.8) |
 Government employee | 342 | (3.2) |
 Housewife | 303 | (2.9) |
 Businessman | 263 | (2.5) |
 Freelancer | 164 | (1.5) |
 Farmer | 59 | (0.6) |
 Day laborer | 39 | (0.4) |
 Unemployed | 478 | (4.5) |
 Retired | 22 | (0.2) |
 Doctor | 48 | (0.5) |
 Others | 83 | (0.8) |
Family type | ||
 Nuclear | 8369 | (78.9) |
 Join | 2236 | (21.1) |
Monthly family income | ||
 < 15,000 BDT | 1983 | (18.7) |
 15,000–30,000 BDT | 3817 | (36.0) |
 > 30,000 BDT | 4805 | (45.3) |
Residence | ||
 Urban area | 6696 | (63.1) |
 Rural area | 3909 | (36.9) |
Smoking habits | Â | Â |
 Yes | 1634 | (15.4) |
 No | 8971 | (84.6) |
Continuous variables | Mean | (SD) |
 Age | 23.77 | (5.46) |