Table 6.
Prevalence of smoking, frequent alcohol consumption and physical activity by age and gender in the respondents aged 18 years or older in China
| Male | Female | |||||
| Smoking N (%) |
Frequently drinking alcohol* N (%) |
Regular exercise# N (%) |
Smoking N (%) |
Frequently drinking alcohol* N (%) |
Regular exercise# N (%) |
|
| Age | ||||||
| 18–34 | 8966 (41.8) | 1656 (7.7) | 2478 (11.5) | 218 (1.0) | 62 (0.3) | 1961 (9.1) |
| 35–44 | 9504 (60.7) | 2902 (18.6) | 1525 (9.8) | 409 (2.5) | 183 (1.1) | 1405 (8.7) |
| 45–54 | 9425 (62.4) | 3517 (23.3) | 1807 (12.0) | 580 (3.9) | 230 (1.5) | 2015 (13.5) |
| 55–64 | 4842 (55.4) | 1914 (21.9) | 1723 (19.7) | 464 (5.7) | 147 (1.8) | 1763 (21.5) |
| ≥ 65 | 3807 (43.3) | 1503 (17.1) | 2399 (27.3) | 728 (7.9) | 176 (1.9) | 1981 (21.4) |
| Residence | ||||||
| Rural | 27245 (54.2) | 8736 (17.4) | 2789 (5.6) | 1615 (3.3) | 572 (1.2) | 1759 (3.6) |
| Urban | 9299 (47.7) | 2756 (14.1) | 7143 (36.6) | 784 (3.8) | 226 (1.1) | 7366 (35.5) |
* Note: Frequent drinker was defined as drinking ≥ 3 times per week.
# Regularity of exercise was determined based on respondent's perception.