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. 2013 Apr 15;22(Suppl 2):ii16–ii20. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050850

Table 2.

Prevalence (%) of current smoking and second-hand smoke exposure (SHS)

Variables Current smokers SHS
Men, n (%) Women, n (%) All, n (%) Men, n (%) Women, n (%) All, n (%)
Age (years)
 18–34 268 (64.4) 0 (0.0) 268 (29.2) 309 (74.3) 364 (72.4) 673 (73.2)
 35–44 284 (72.4) 2 (0.4) 286 (33.2) 313 (79.8) 360 (76.8) 673 (78.2)
 45–54 184 (67.9) 3 (0.7) 187 (27.8) 202 (74.5) 311 (77.6) 513 (76.3)
 55–64 189 (60.4) 2 (0.4) 191 (24.8) 227 (72.5) 321 (70.1) 548 (71.1)
≥65 202 (52.9)  6 (1.3) 208 (24.6) 274 (71.7) 278 (59.8) 552 (65.2)
Ethnicity
 Han 814 (63.1) 8 (0.5) 822 (28.7*) 1010 (78.2) 1098 (69.6) 2108 (73.5*)
 Minorities  313 (64.8)  5 (0.7) 318 (26.5*) 377 (78.1) 474 (65.9) 851 (70.8*)
Educational level
 Illiterate 197 (88.7) 10 (1.7) 207 (25.1) 161 (72.5) 446 (74.1) 607 (73.7)
 Primary (grades 1–6) 441 (61.8) 3 (0.3) 444 (27.8) 537 (75.2) 598 (67.5) 1135 (70.9)
 Middle (grades 7–9) or higher 489 (58.4) 0 (0.0) 489 (29.7) 627 (74.8) 590 (73.0) 1217 (73.9)
Approximate yearly household income
 Low (<5136 yuan) 674 (62.2) 9 (0.7) 683 (27.8) 804 (74.2) 990 (72.3) 1794 (73.1)
 High (≥5136 yuan) 453 (65.7) 4 (0.4) 457 (28.3) 521 (75.5) 644 (69.5) 1165 (72.1)
Tobacco cultivation
 Yes 294 (74.8) 2 (0.5) 296 (37.8**) 348 (88.8) 340 (72.5) 688 (87.9**)
 No  833 (60.3) 11 (0.6) 844 (25.7**) 977 (70.7) 1294 (67.9) 2271 (69.1**)
All 1127 (63.5) 13 (0.6) 1140 (28.0) 1325 (74.7) 1634 (71.2) 2959 (72.7)

*p<0.05, **p<0.01.