TABLE 1—
Prevalence and Estimated Number of Cigarette Smokers Aged 35–74 Years by Gender and Age Group: China, 2000–2001
| Current a | Former b | Never c | ||||
| Age Group, years | % (SE) | No.d (SE) | % (SE) | No.d (SE) | % (SE) | No.d (SE) |
| All | 34.3 (0.5) | 163 253 (2568) | 6.4 (0.3) | 30 425 (1244) | 59.4 (0.5) | 282 892 (2522) |
| Men | ||||||
| 35–74 | 60.2 (0.8) | 147 358 (2522) | 10.6 (0.5) | 25 872 (1130) | 29.2 (0.7) | 71 491 (1878) |
| 35–44 | 63.3 (1.2) | 60 190 (1728) | 7.0 (0.6) | 6684 (584) | 29.7 (1.1) | 28 218 (1258) |
| 45–54 | 62.3 (1.4) | 46 557 (1729) | 10.4 (0.9) | 7793 (659) | 27.3 (1.3) | 20 442 (1087) |
| 55–64 | 57.8 (1.6) | 26 015 (1136) | 12.8 (1.0) | 5745 (482) | 29.4 (1.5) | 13 226 (783) |
| 65–74 | 48.9 (2.3) | 14 596 (942) | 18.9 (1.7) | 5650 (566) | 32.2 (2.1) | 9605 (771) |
| Women | ||||||
| 35–74 | 6.9 (0.4) | 15 895 (963) | 2.0 (0.2) | 4553 (540) | 91.2 (0.5) | 211 401 (2469) |
| 35–44 | 4.7 (0.6) | 4209 (526) | 0.8 (0.2) | 751 (207) | 94.5 (0.6) | 84 459 (1860) |
| 45–54 | 6.6 (0.8) | 4600 (605) | 2.1 (0.5) | 1486 (345) | 91.3 (0.9) | 64 138 (1733) |
| 55–64 | 8.8 (0.9) | 3691 (410) | 2.5 (0.6) | 1056 (243) | 88.7 (1.1) | 37 087 (1236) |
| 65–74 | 11.2 (1.4) | 3395 (451) | 4.1 (0.9) | 1259 (275) | 84.7 (1.6) | 25 718 (1251) |
aCurrent cigarette smokers were those who smoked at the time of the survey and had smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetimes.
bFormer cigarette smokers were those who had smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime but were no longer smoking at the time of the survey.
cNever smokers were those who had never smoked or smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their lifetimes.
dEstimated population in thousands.