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How common are drinking and smoking?
1 Cr = 1,00,00,000 · 1 lakh = 1,00,000. Percentages, years, daily flows and rupees keep their own units. Showing full digits does not increase the source’s precision.
2019–21
Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
| Group | Value |
|---|---|
| Urban | 0.4% |
| Rural | 0.9% |
What this measures: Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
Self-reported current alcohol use. Not all adults aged 15+, heavy drinking, dependence or age of starting alcohol.
Official source ↗ · Tables 11.11.1–11.11.2, printed pp468–469 / PDF pp504–505
Evidence reviewed 2026-10-16.
2019–21
Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
| Group | Value |
|---|---|
| Urban | 0.1% |
| Rural | 0.1% |
What this measures: Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
Self-reported cigarette use; not all tobacco use. Product categories may overlap and must not be summed.
Official source ↗ · Table 11.7, printed p461 / PDF p497
Evidence reviewed 2026-10-16.
2019–21
Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
| Group | Value |
|---|---|
| Urban | 0% |
| Rural | 0.2% |
What this measures: Women aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
Self-reported bidi use; not all smoking or all tobacco use. A rounded 0.0 does not prove no users.
Official source ↗ · Table 11.7, printed p461 / PDF p497
Evidence reviewed 2026-10-16.
2019–21
Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
| Group | Value |
|---|---|
| Urban | 22.1% |
| Rural | 22.6% |
What this measures: Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
Self-reported current alcohol use. Not all adults aged 15+, heavy drinking, dependence or age of starting alcohol.
Official source ↗ · Tables 11.11.1–11.11.2, printed pp468–469 / PDF pp504–505
Evidence reviewed 2026-10-16.
2019–21
Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
| Group | Value |
|---|---|
| Urban | 14.6% |
| Rural | 12.5% |
What this measures: Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
Self-reported cigarette use; not all tobacco use. Product categories may overlap and must not be summed.
Official source ↗ · Table 11.7, printed p461 / PDF p497
Evidence reviewed 2026-10-16.
2019–21
Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
| Group | Value |
|---|---|
| Urban | 4.5% |
| Rural | 8.3% |
What this measures: Men aged 15–49 represented by NFHS-5
Self-reported bidi use; not all smoking or all tobacco use. A rounded 0.0 does not prove no users.
Official source ↗ · Table 11.7, printed p461 / PDF p497
Evidence reviewed 2026-10-16.
Current-use prevalence is shown. It does not measure age at first use.
Evidence needed: A verified initiation-age distribution with a clear denominator, including never-users separately.
No. The retained NFHS-5 indicators refer to self-reported use among the specified male or female survey group aged 15–49. They are not all-age rates, dependence measures or a count of all people who drink.
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Explanation added 3 November 2026. Statistical reference periods and source-check dates remain those on the underlying records.