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Table 3 Differences between tobacco consumers and non-consumers in terms of demographic variables

From: The role of social support and self-control in tobacco consumption: a cross-sectional study among tobacco consumers and non-consumers

	Tobacco consumers		Tobacco non-consumers		Result
	Observed N	Expected N	Observed N	Expected N	Chi-Squared	sig
Gender
Female	194	327.5	461	327.5	108.838	0.000^**
Male	595	488.0	381	488.0	46.922	0.000^**
Age
15–28 years	102	112.5	123	112.5	1.960	0.162
29–39 years	111	238.5	366	238.5	136.321	0.000^**
40–49 years	311	281.0	251	281.0	6.406	0.011^*
50–80 years	265	183.5	102	183.5	72.395	0.000^**
Education level
Illiterate	21	21.0	0	0.0	-	-
Under diploma	461	372.5	284	372.5	42.052	0.000^**
Associate degree	164	180.5	197	180.5	3.017	0.082
Bachelor’s degree	107	154.0	201	154.0	28.688	0.000^**
Master’s degree and higher	36	98.0	160	98.0	78.449	0.000^**
Job status
University student	37	73.5	110	73.5	36.252	0.000^**
Unemployed	44	29.0	14	29.0	15.517	0.000^**
Housewife	94	165.5	237	165.5	61.779	0.000^**
Employee	94	211.5	329	211.5	130.556	0.000^**
Self-employed	520	336.0	152	336.0	201.524	0.000^**
Marital status
Single	133	128.0	123	128.0	0.391	0.532
Married	656	687.5	719	687.5	2.887	0.089

**p<0.01, *p<0.05

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