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Table 1 Demographics and key variables in study population

From: Alcohol drinking as a mediator of the influence of smoking prevalence on second-hand smoke exposure in workplaces: a mediation analysis

Demographics

Male (n,%)

Female (n,%)

Overall (n, %)

Age

 16–29

2641 (41.2)

3587 (46.1)

6228 (43.9)

 30–39

2704 (42.2)

3228 (41.5)

5932 (41.8)

 40–49

876 (13.7)

918 (11.8)

1794 (12.6)

 50 and above

187 (2.9)

54 (0.7)

241 (1.7)

 Mean age (SD)

31.72 ± 7.32

31.49 ± 7.23

31.60 ± 7.27

Marriage

 Single

2409 (37.6)

3125 (40.1)

5534 (39.0)

 Married

3939 (61.5)

4552 (58.5)

8491 (59.8)

 Divorced or widowed

60 (0.9)

110 (1.4)

170 (1.2)

Ethnicity

 Han

6157 (96.1)

7437 (95.5)

13,594 (95.8)

 Others

251 (3.9)

350 (4.5)

601 (4.2)

Education attainment

 Middle school or lower

233 (3.6)

243 (3.1)

476 (3.4)

 High school

1005 (15.7)

1075 (13.8)

2080 (14.7)

 College

4572 (71.3)

5802 (74.5)

10,374 (73.1)

 Master and above

598 (9.3)

667 (8.6)

1265 (8.9)

2017-year income

 100 K or below

3434 (53.6)

5087 (65.3)

8521 (60.0)

 100 K–150 K

1237 (19.3)

1383 (17.8)

2620 (18.5)

 150 K–200 K

632 (9.9)

553 (7.1)

1185 (8.3)

 200 K–300 K

592 (9.2)

421 (5.4)

1013 (7.1)

 300 K or above

513 (8.0)

343 (4.4)

856 (6.0)

Secondhand smoke exposure

 Never

2362 (36.9)

4067 (52.2)

6429 (45.3)

 1 to 3 days per week

2059 (32.1)

2364 (30.4)

4423 (31.2)

 4 to 6 days per week

539 (8.4)

442 (5.7)

981 (6.9)

 Every day

1448 (22.6)

914 (11.7)

2362 (16.6)

BMI

  < 18.5 (underweight)

336 (5.2)

1284 (16.5)

1620 (11.4)

 18.5–24.9 (normal weight)

4138 (64.6)

5084 (65.3)

9222 (65.0)

  ≥ 25.0 (overweight and obesity)

1934 (30.2)

1419 (18.2)

3353 (23.6)

Workplace SF policy

 Yes

4514 (70.4)

5664 (72.7)

10,178 (71.7)

 No

1894 (29.6)

2123 (27.3)

4017 (28.3)

Smoking

 Yes

2593 (40.5)

362 (4.6)

2955 (20.8)

 No

3815 (59.5)

7425 (95.4)

11,240 (79.2)

No. of cigarettes smoked per day

 1–9

467 (28.1)

82 (63.1)

549 (30.7)

 10–19

799 (48.1)

39 (30.0)

838 (46.8)

 20 and above

395 (23.8)

9 (6.9)

404 (22.6)

 Mean age (SD)

12.66 ± 6.81

8.25 ± 6.58

12.34 ± 6.88

Smoking quitting intention

 Yes

1114 (67.1)

87 (66.9)

1201 (67.1)

 No

547 (32.9)

43 (33.1)

590 (32.9)

Alcohol drinking

 Yes

4499 (70.2)

2846 (36.5)

7345 (51.7)

 No

1909 (29.8)

4941 (63.5)

6850 (48.3)

Job position

 Not administrative

3906 (61.0)

5552 (71.3)

9458 (66.6)

 Administrative

2502 (39.0)

2235 (28.7)

4737 (33.4)

Night-shift duty

 Yes

1628 (25.4)

1323 (17.0)

2951 (20.8)

 No

4780 (74.6)

6464 (83.0)

11,244 (79.2)

Chronic disease

 Yes

1924 (30.0)

1965 (25.2)

3889 (27.4)

 No

4484 (70.0)

5822 (74.8)

10,306 (72.6)

Total

6408 (45.1)

7787 (54.9)

14,195 (100)

  1. Note: **p < 0.01
  2. Model controlled for age, ethnic, BMI, marriage, education attainment, yearly income, chronic disease, sleep duration, position and night-shift duty