Balram Paswan
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
Biography:
Balram Paswan has been working as Professor and Head, Dept. of Population Policies and Programmes in International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. Dr. Paswan has expertise in Population Policies and Programmes, Reproductive and Child Health, Family Panning, and Ageing. He has been involving in various National level large scale surveys. His research papers have been published in various national and international renewed journals.
Abstract:
This study examines prevalence of smoking and smokeless tobacco among men and women in India and its socioeconomic and demographic correlates. This paper used National Family Health Survey data conducted during 2005-06 (NFHS-3) and 2015-16 (NFHS-4). The cross tabulation and binary logistic regression have been used in this study and maps have been prepared using GIS method. The use of tobacco in India has declined from 57% to 45% among men and from 11% to 7% among women from NFHS-3 to NFHS-4 respectively. Tobacco use have been found high in the north-eastern states than other states. Tobacco consumption is significantly higher among men and women with no education, lower wealth quintile, scheduled caste, urban area and in North-Eastern region. The use of tobacco is strongly related with poor socio-economic characteristics.
Keywords: Tobacco, smoking and smokeless, NFHS, India