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months is 30.2. Smokers aged 65 years and above have the highest rate of HCP visits 43.9. Smokers who live in rural areas have a slightly higher rate of HCP visits than those in urban areas 31.6 and 28.7, respectively. By
educational level, smokers with college and university education have the highest rate of HCP visits 38.6, followed by smokers with less than primary education 37.7. Secondary school graduates have the lowest rate of HCP visits
24.6. By occupation, home-makers and students have the highest and lowest rates of visits to HCPs 34.2 and 19.8, respectively Table 5.1.
5.1.3. Asked about smoking tobacco by an HCP
Among smokers who have visited an HCP during the previous 12 months, 40.5 were asked about their history of tobacco smoking. The proportion asked about tobacco smoking by the HCP among men smokers 41.6 is higher
than that among women smokers 17.9. By age group, the 65+ years group has the highest proportion of those who were asked by an HCP about smoking 49.1. There is no substantial difference in this regard between the
urban and rural populace Table 5.1.
5.1.4. Advised to quit by an HCP
Approximately one third of all smokers 34.6 ever received advice to quit smoking by an HCP. The rate of getting advice from an HCP is higher among men smokers 35.7 than among women smokers 13.0 Table 5.1 and
Figure 5.1.
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Overall 30.4 26.8, 34.2
30.2 26.5, 34.2 40.5 34.6, 46.6
34.6 29.2, 40.5 Ma l e
29.8 26.2, 33.7 30.0 26.2, 34.0
41.6 35.7, 47.8 35.7 30.3, 41.6
Fe ma l e 44.6 35.9, 53.7
36.6 27.9, 46.2 17.9 9.0, 32.4
13.0 5.6, 27.2 15-24
36.5 30.3, 43.3 21.4 16.3, 27.7
31.6 21.6, 43.5 27.2 17.3, 39.8
25-44 28.8 25.0, 33.0
29.2 25.0, 33.7 38.8 30.9, 47.4
32.3 25.6, 39.7 45-64
30.1 25.3, 35.3 34.9 29.9, 40.3
44.2 37.1, 51.4 38.5 31.5, 46.1
65+ 25.7 18.9, 34.0
43.9 35.4, 52.9 49.1 38.3, 59.9
43.8 32.4, 55.9 Urba n
35.9 30.0, 42.2 28.7 23.9, 34.0
42.1 34.4, 50.2 35.6 29.2, 42.6
Rura l 25.6 21.3, 30.4
31.6 26.2, 37.6 39.2 30.9, 48.1
33.9 25.9, 42.9 Le s s tha n pri ma ry s chool compl e ted
23.7 19.8, 28.1 37.7 32.7, 43.0
42.3 34.2, 51.0 34.7 27.3, 42.9
Pri ma ry s chool compl e ted 27.8 23.2, 33.0
28.2 23.0, 34.1 35.4 25.0, 47.3
29.8 20.5, 41.2 Se conda ry s chool compl e ted
32.7 27.2, 38.7 24.6 19.3, 30.7
32.8 22.7, 44.9 30.1 20.3, 42.2
Hi gh s chool compl e ted 36.7 31.2, 42.5
27.7 22.4, 33.7 47.7 39.8, 55.6
43.0 35.2, 51.2 Col l e ge or Uni ve rs i ty +
39.4 29.8, 50.0 38.6 28.9, 49.3
48.6 36.2, 61.2 38.3 26.0, 52.4
Empl oye d 34.4 29.4, 39.8
28.8 23.9, 34.2 37.2 31.0, 43.9
32.6 26.6, 39.4 Se l f-e mpl oye d
26.4 22.6, 30.6 31.7 27.1, 36.7
43.5 35.0, 52.5 36.1 28.2, 44.9
Stude nts 39.7 28.3, 52.2
19.8 10.8, 33.5 --
-- Home ma ke rs
46.8 32.7, 61.4 34.2 22.3, 48.5
-- --
Un-e mpl oye d 27.2 19.7, 36.2
31.6 24.6, 39.5 48.6 33.1, 64.4
45.0 29.6, 61.4
OccupationWork status Gender
Age years
Residence Education Level
Percentage95 CI
ad i e i the past 1 o ths, y sele ted de ographi hara teristi s – GAT“ I do esia, 11.
Smoking cessation and health care seeking behavior Made quit
attempt
1
Visited a HCP
1,2
Asked by HCP if a smoker
2,3
Advised to quit by HCP
2,3
Demographic Characteristics
1
Among curre nt s moke rs a nd forme r s moke rs who ha ve be e n a bs ti ne nt for l e s s tha n 12 months .
2
HCP = He a l th Ca re Provi de r.
3
Among curre nt s moke rs a nd forme r s moke rs who ha ve bee n a bs ti ne nt for l e s s tha n 12 months , a nd who vi s i ted a HCP duri ng the pa s t 12 months .
-- Indi ca tor e s ti ma te ba s e d on l e s s tha n 25 un-we i ghted ca s e s a nd ha s be e n s uppre s s e d.
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5.2. Cessation methods
