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. 2025 May 30;7(22):751–759. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2025.124

Table 2. Characteristics of participants and prevalence of current smoking and daily smoking among urban adults in China, 2024.

Characteristics N
(weighted %)
Current smokers* Daily smokers
Weighted %
(95% CI)
P Weighted %
(95% CI)
P
Abbreviation: CNY=Chinese Yuan; CI=confidence interval.
* Current smokers include both daily smokers and less than daily smokers.
All 94,444 (42.9) 20.9 (19.9, 22.0) 17.9 (16.8, 18.9)
Sex <0.001 <0.001
Male 44,013 (50.4) 39.5 (37.4, 41.5) 34.1 (31.9, 36.2)
Female 50,431 (49.6) 2.1 (1.7, 2.5) 1.4 (1.1, 1.7)
Age (years) <0.001 <0.001
15–29 7,589 (20.9) 13.5 (12.1, 14.9) 10.3 (8.9, 11.7)
30–39 15,173 (22.8) 22.0 (19.5, 24.5) 18.6 (16.5, 20.7)
40–49 15,252 (17.9) 25.4 (24.0, 26.8) 21.5 (20.0, 23.0)
50–59 20,289 (17.1) 24.0 (22.6, 25.3) 21.1 (19.7, 22.4)
60–69 19,730 (13.2) 23.9 (22.4, 25.4) 21.7 (20.3, 23.2)
≥70 16,411 (8.1) 16.2 (15.0, 17.5) 14.4 (13.3, 15.6)
Years of Birth <0.001 <0.001
1930–1940s 8,257 (4.0) 15.1 (13.7, 16.4) 13.2 (11.9, 14.5)
1950s 17,720 (9.0) 19.2 (17.7, 20.6) 17.3 (16.0, 18.5)
1960s 20,705 (16.9) 25.1 (23.4, 26.8) 22.8 (21.2, 24.3)
1970s 17,294 (15.7) 23.8 (22.4, 25.1) 20.1 (18.8, 21.5)
1980s 16,589 (23.6) 24.7 (23.1, 26.2) 21.0 (19.3, 22.8)
1990s 10,288 (16.5) 20.5 (17.9, 23.1) 16.5 (14.1, 18.9)
2000s 3,590 (14.3) 10.1 (8.3, 11.8) 7.6 (6.1, 9.1)
Education <0.001 <0.001
Primary school or less 23,620 (13.7) 18.6 (17.2, 20.1) 16.8 (15.4, 18.2)
Secondary school 28,152 (25.9) 25.6 (24.6, 26.7) 22.7 (21.6, 23.9)
High school 17,657 (21.4) 22.8 (21.3, 24.3) 20.1 (18.7, 21.4)
College /University 24,641 (39.1) 17.8 (16.3, 19.2) 13.9 (12.6, 15.3)
Occupation <0.001 <0.001
Agriculture workers 17,498 (9.7) 24.9 (22.8, 26.9) 22.2 (20.3, 24.0)
Government/public institution staff 3,211 (4.3) 26.3 (22.8, 29.9) 22.4 (19.1, 25.6)
Business/service employee 18,542 (26.9) 25.2 (23.6, 26.8) 21.0 (19.5, 22.6)
Teaching staff 1,621 (2.5) 6.9 (5.0, 8.9) 4.8 (3.3, 6.4)
Medical/health personnel 1,503 (2.3) 9.6 (7.6, 11.7) 6.5 (4.6, 8.4)
Unemployed 11,339 (9.8) 15.8 (13.6, 17.9) 13.9 (11.8, 16.0)
Retired 19,985 (13.9) 17.7 (16.3, 19.1) 15.8 (14.5, 17.1)
Others 19,667 (30.6) 20.5 (19.3, 21.7) 17.4 (16.1, 18.7)
Annual household income, CNY 0.274 0.022
0–9,999 14,746 (11.1) 22.0 (20.6, 23.4) 19.5 (18.1, 21.0)
10,000–29,999 19,188 (17.9) 21.8 (20.2, 23.4) 19.1 (17.5, 20.7)
30,000–49,999 17,293 (20.6) 21.6 (20.1, 23.0) 18.9 (17.5, 20.3)
≥50,000 29,381 (50.4) 20.9 (19.4, 22.4) 17.4 (16.0, 18.8)