Table 1.

Population size and the smoking policies in different venues in the six cities in 2006

	Venues
	Beijing	Shenyang	Shanghai	Changsha	Guangzhou	Yinchuan
Registered population (million people)	11	5	13	2	6	1
Smoking policy
Hospitals	Partial ban	Partial ban	Partial ban	Partial ban	Partial ban	Partial ban
Workplaces	No rules	No rules	No rules	No rules	Partial ban	No rules
Conference rooms	Total ban	Partial ban	Total ban	Total ban	Partial ban	Total ban
Restaurants or bars	No rules	No rules	No rules	No rules	Partial ban	No rules
Bars	No rules	No rules	No rules	No rules	No rules	No rules
Public transportation vehicles	Total ban	Total ban	Total ban	Partial ban	Partial ban	Total ban
Schools	Partial ban	Partial ban	Partial ban	Partial ban	Partial ban	Partial ban