• Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Jan 2014

    Divergent socio-economic gradients in smoking by type of tobacco use in India.

    • D J Corsi and S V Subramanian.
    • Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
    • Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. 2014 Jan 1; 18 (1): 122-4.

    AbstractWe describe the relationship between socio-economic status and current bidi or cigarette smoking among Indian men aged ≥15 years. The prevalence of bidi smoking was 13.7% (95%CI 13.3-14.1) and that of cigarette smoking was 6.3% (95%CI 6.1-6.6). bidi smoking was concentrated among the socio-economically disadvantaged, while cigarette smoking was common among men with higher status occupations and greater levels of education and household wealth. This suggests that India has not transitioned to the later stages of the tobacco epidemic, and underscores the need for prevention and control strategies adapted to current patterns of consumption across socio-economic groups in India.

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