Table 1.
General characteristics. (China, 2002).
| % | Lifetime Never Smoker (n=1827) |
Ex-Smoker (n=2140) |
Current Regular Smoker (n=6816) |
Current Heavy Smoker (n=1339) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 15.1 | 17.7 | 56.2 | 11.0 |
| Age (yrs) | ||||
| <40 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 57.5 | 11.0 |
| 40-44 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 58.1 | 10.8 |
| 45-49 | 15.1 | 19.0 | 54.4 | 11.5 |
| >=50 | 18.7 | 22.1 | 48.3 | 10.9 |
| Education (%) | ||||
| Below High Sch | 12.4 | 15.4 | 59.2 | 13.0 |
| High Sch | 14.0 | 17.3 | 58.2 | 10.5 |
| College or above | 20.1 | 21.2 | 49.7 | 8.9 |
| Family Income (%) | ||||
| Low | 13.9 | 16.1 | 57.5 | 12.5 |
| Medium | 14.7 | 16.8 | 57.5 | 10.9 |
| High | 16.7 | 20.8 | 52.2 | 10.3 |
| City Residence (%) | ||||
| Southwestern | ||||
| Chengdu | 13.1 | 17.3 | 58.0 | 11.6 |
| Kunming | 11.5 | 16.0 | 60.4 | 12.1 |
| East costal | ||||
| Hangzhou | 16.1 | 21.9 | 53.8 | 8.2 |
| Qingdao | 16.4 | 19.1 | 54.3 | 10.3 |
| Northeastern | ||||
| Shenyang | 18.0 | 15.5 | 55.6 | 11.0 |
| Harbing | 18.9 | 15.8 | 55.6 | 9.6 |
| Central | ||||
| Wuhan | 11.3 | 19.1 | 55.4 | 14.2 |