Research Article
Why Do the Youths in Northeast India Use Tobacco?
Table 1
Levels and trends of any tobacco use among adults above 15 years in northeast India.
| | States in NE India | GATS India (2009-2010) | DLHS-4 (2012-2013) | | Total | M | F | Total | M | F |
| | Sikkim | 41.6 | 48.7 | 33.2 | 27.8 | 41.0 | 16.2 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 47.7 | 64.0 | 31.7 | 35.5 | 55.1 | 17.6 | | Nagaland | 56.8 | 69.2 | 43.0 | 41.2 | 59.1 | 23.2 | | Meghalaya | 55.2 | 73.2 | 36.7 | 51.9 | 66.0 | 42.8 | | Manipur | 54.1 | 66.6 | 41.2 | 53.8 | 67.8 | 41.8 | | Tripura | 55.9 | 63.4 | 48.1 | 56.1 | 63.0 | 49.5 | | Mizoram | 67.2 | 72.5 | 61.6 | 65.4 | 74.0 | 57.4 | | Assam | 39.3 | 52.6 | 25.3 | NA | NA | NA |
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Note. GATS: Global Tobacco Adults Survey; DLHS: District Level Household and Facility Survey.
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