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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 14.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Behav Med. 2014 Aug;21(4):653–661. doi: 10.1007/s12529-013-9367-1

Table 3.

Correlates of smoking among Chinese women (n =11)

Author (year)
Chuang [32] Shin [26] Wan [27] Yang [38] Chen [28] Ho [20] Lau [35] Finch [18] Tsai [37] Lin [36] Cai [33]
Demographics Age 0 Nonlinear Nonlinear +
Education 0 0 + Nonlinear Nonlinear
Income + + + (pocket money) + Nonlinear − (urban) + (rural)
Married 0 + 0
Divorced + +
Living in rural areas + 0
Renting +
Individual Knowledge of harms 0
Support anti-smoking laws
Positive attitude of smokers + +
Negative attitude of smokers
Low refusal efficacy +
Exposure to CMFW + + +
CMFW less harmful + 0
Social Partner smokes + + + + 0 (urban) + (rural)
Partner discourages smoking
Friends smoke 0 +
Manager smoke +
Family smokes + +
Family discourages smoking
Social trust
Job-related Hours worked +
Shift work +
Sex worker + +
Job stability
Job satisfaction
Life satisfaction
Discrimination +

CMFW cigarettes made for women