Tobacco use in shisha: Studies on waterpipe smoking

Group 2: non-current waterpipe smokers
Members of a second group of waterpipe <strong>use</strong>rs <strong>in</strong> this national survey (group 2) stated
that they had smoked waterpipe, but did not smoke waterpipe for a s<strong>in</strong>gle day dur<strong>in</strong>g the four
weeks prior to <strong>in</strong>terview day. Tables 3.7 summarize our f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs and estimates of total noncurrent
waterpipe smokers.
Table 3.7a Percentage of non-current waterpipe smokers <strong>in</strong> the sample distributed by
age, sex and residence
Age and sex Rural Urban
No. % No. %
Male 18 years and older 126 16.8 183 24.4
Female 18 years and older 9 0.9 10 1.1
Male younger than 18 years 4 1.6 1 0.5
Female younger than 18 years 2 0.7 0 0.0
Total 141 6.3 194 9.5
Table 3.7b Estimated population of non-current waterpipe smokers
Age and sex Rural Urban
Male 18 years and older 1 578 275 1 394 250
Female 18 years and older 94 599 74 874
Male younger than 18 years 46 462 2839
Female younger than 18 years 7765 0
Total 1 727 102 1 471 964
Table 3.7c Projected population percent of non-current <strong>shisha</strong> smokers with 95%
confidence <strong>in</strong>terval of the estimate
Age and sex Rural Urban
% CI % CI
Male 18 years and older 18.2 (12.6–25.6) 15.9 (12.2–20.6)
Female 18 years and older 1.0 (0.5–2.4) 0.8 (0.3–2.2)
Male younger than 18 years 2.2 (0.6–7.1) 0.2 (0.0–1.4)
Female younger than 18 years 0.3 (0.1–1.1) 0.0
Total 7.6 (5.3–10.9) 6.8 (5.3–8.8)
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