The study was conducted involving 30,455 female and 4,120 male respondents..As per the NFHS-5 report, rural people top the list of those who smoke less than five cigarettes in the past 24 hours..A total of 69.3 % people, including 63.3% urbanites and 74.2% rural people smoke less than five cigarettes in 24 hours..Among those who smoke five to nine cigarettes a day, urban people are on top with 18.3%, when compared with their rural counterparts who account for 15%..Again, urban people top the list of those who puff cigarettes between 10 and 14 a day, at 11.3%, while rural people account for 3.9%..At national level.A total of 14.6% urban people smoke cigarettes, while ruralites account for 12.5%..Around 13.2 people between the age group of 15 and 49 smoke cigarettes and there is a slight increase among people in the 15-45 age group at 13.3%..Smoking bidis is higher in rural (8.3%) areas than urban (4.5%), according to the NFHS-5 report

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