Prevalence of SHS exposure at home Number of adults exposed to SHS at home

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6.2. SHS exposure at home

This section provides the prevalence and number in thousands of SHS exposure at home in the past 30 days by smoking status and selected demographic categories.

6.2.1. Prevalence of SHS exposure at home

Overall, 78.4 of adults aged 15 years and above were exposed to SHS at homes. Exposure at home does not differ substantially by gender or age group. People living in rural areas have a higher prevalence of exposure to SHS at home 88.2 than those who live in urban areas 68.5. Adults with a lower educational level less than primary school, primary school have the highest prevalence of exposure to SHS at home 84.5 and those with college and university level of education have the lowest 57.2. By occupation, self-employed persons have the highest prevalence of exposure at home 85.3 of all the occupational categories. The overall prevalence of exposure to SHS in homes among non-smokers is 71.7. The prevalence of SHS exposure at home for non-smokers is more among women non-smokers 75.0 as compared to men 62.0. Non-smokers living in rural areas are more exposed to SHS at home 83.5 than those living in urban areas 60.8. Adult non-smokers with the highest educational level college and university level have the lowest exposure to SHS at home 49.2 as compared to the peple with less than primary level 78.1 and primary level of education 79.4.

6.2.2. Number of adults exposed to SHS at home

Overall, 133.3 million adults aged 15 years and over are exposed to SHS at home. Considered by gender, the estimated number of men exposed to SHS at home 69.1 million is higher than the number of women 64.1 million. Classified by age groups, adults aged 25 –44 have the highest number of persons who are exposed to SHS at home 59.4 million. Age groups 15 –24 years and 45–64 years have simliar numbers of exposure of about 32 million. The estimated number of adults living in rural areas who are exposed to SHS at home 75.3 million is higher than among those living in urban areas 58.0 million. Classified by educational level, the estimated number of adults who are exposed to SHS at home is highest among those with a primary level of education 39.1 million and is lowest among those with college and university-level education 6.7 million. By occupational category, unemployed adults have the smallest number of persons who are exposed to SHS at home about 9.9 million. 61 Second-hand smoke Among non-smokers, the estimated number exposed to SHS at home is 79.3 million. The number of non-smoker women who are exposed to SHS at home 62.0 million is much higher than the men counterparts 17.3 million. The pattern of exposure to SHS at home among non-smokers follows a similar pattern as observed for the overall adult population. By age groups, non-smokers aged 25 –44 have the highest number of persons exposed to SHS at home 33.1 million. The estimated number of adults living in rural areas who are exposed to SHS at home 44.4 million is higher than those living in urban areas 34.9 million. Classified by educational levels, the estimated number of adults who are exposed to SHS at home is highest among those with primary level of education 23.0 million and lowest among those at college and university level 4.2 million. By occupational category, the lowest number of persons who are exposed to SHS at home are unemployed adults about 6.3 million.

6.3. Exposure to SHS in public places