Table 4.8
Prevalence of chewing tobacco, by social class of
head of household within South Asian minority ethnic group
| South Asian aged 16 and over |
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1999 |
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Proportions using chewing tobaccoa
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Social class of head of household
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Men
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Women
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Non-
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Non-
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manual
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Manual |
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manual
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Manual |
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Observed %
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| Indian |
6 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
| Pakistani |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Bangladeshi |
12 |
22 |
17 |
26 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Indian |
258 |
304 |
281 |
298 |
| Pakistani |
113 |
203 |
108 |
193 |
| Bangladeshi |
23 |
96 |
19 |
90 |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Indian |
288 |
301 |
321 |
293 |
| Pakistani |
187 |
363 |
180 |
346 |
| Bangladeshi |
69 |
384 |
60 |
371 |
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a All percentages in this table are 'cell percentages'.
Percentages are based on the group defined
simultaneously by the row and column headings. Thus for example
6% of Indian men in non-
manual households use chewing tobacco.
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Prepared 10 January 2001 |
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