Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics by tobacco smoking status (N=10477)
| Characteristics | Total sample (N=10477) % (n) | (Urrenl smokers (N=3327) % (n) | Former smokers (N=1124) % (n) | Never smokers (N=6026) % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 60.74 (6364) | 85.99 (2861) | 74.64 (839) | 44.21 (2664) |
| Female | 39.26 (4113) | 14.01 (466) | 25.36 (285) | 55.79 (3362) |
| Economic status | ||||
| Very wealthy | 2.67 (280) | 4.45 (148) | 4.00 (45) | 1.44 (87) |
| Comfortable | 35.25 (3693) | 38.65 (1286) | 38.70 (435) | 32.72 (1972) |
| Fair | 52.39 (5489) | 47.94 (1595) | 48.84 (549) | 55.51 (3345) |
| Difficult | 6.72 (704) | 6.43 (214) | 6.05 (68) | 7.00 (422) |
| Very difficult | 2.97 (311) | 2.52 (84) | 2.40 (27) | 3.32 (200) |
| Education level | ||||
| High school or lower | 18.22 (1909) | 21.52 (716) | 16.19 (182) | 16.78 (1011) |
| Junior college | 38.66 (4050) | 40.58 (1350) | 39.77 (447) | 37.39 (2253) |
| College | 38.80 (4065) | 34.17 (1137) | 37.81 (425) | 41.54 (2503) |
| Post-graduate | 4.32 (453) | 3.73 (124) | 6.23 (70) | 4.30 (259) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Full-time employment | 46.64 (4886) | 58.04 (1931) | 46.89 (527) | 40.29 (2428) |
| Unemployed | 30.70 (3216) | 20.77 (691) | 26.87 (302) | 36.89 (2223) |
| Part-time employment | 22.67 (2375) | 21.19 (705) | 26.25 (295) | 22.82 (1375) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 27.21 (2851) | 28.04 (933) | 24.73 (278) | 27.22 (1640) |
| Divorced/separated | 3.20 (335) | 4.06 (135) | 7.03 (79) | 2.01 (121) |
| Never married | 63.80 (6684) | 62.88 (2092) | 60.94 (685) | 64.84 (3907) |
| Other | 5.79 (607) | 5.02 (167) | 7.30 (82) | 5.94 (358) |
| Location and type of hukou (household registration) | ||||
| Urban/local | 29.82 (3124) | 32.52 (1082) | 29.72 (334) | 28.34 (1708) |
| Urban/non-local | 12.27 (1286) | 13.23 (440) | 16.81 (189) | 10.90 (657) |
| Rural/local | 40.42 (4235) | 38.32 (1275) | 37.10 (417) | 42.20 (2543) |
| Rural/non-local | 17.49 (1832) | 15.93 (530) | 16.37 (184) | 18.55 (1118) |