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. 2018 Nov 5;29(1):36–42. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054544

Table 3.

Smoking rate by gender, as simulated by Taiwan SimSmoke

Gender Scenario 2010 2015 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
Overall Status Quo Current smokers 22.2% 21.1% 18.9% 17.4% 15.8% 14.6% 13.9%
Never smokers 67.1% 68.3% 69.7% 71.6% 74.1% 76.9% 79.6%
Counterfactual Current smokers 30.3% 30.0% 30.1% 29.7% 28.8% 28.4% 28.4%
Never smokers 65.3% 65.5% 65.3% 65.3% 65.9% 66.3% 66.5%
Full200 Current smokers // // 15.2% 13.4% 11.6% 10.3% 9.5%
Never smokers // // 70.3% 72.8% 75.9% 79.3% 82.9%
Full300 Current smokers // // 14.4% 12.6% 10.8% 9.5% 8.7%
Never smokers // // 70.5% 73.2% 76.4% 79.9% 83.7%
Women Status Quo Current smokers 4.5% 4.4% 4.0% 3.9% 3.7% 3.5% 3.3%
Never smokers 93.4% 93.6% 93.9% 94.3% 94.8% 95.1% 95.6%
Counterfactual Current smokers 6.2% 6.3% 6.5% 6.6% 6.7% 6.9% 6.9%
Never smokers 92.9% 92.8% 92.8% 92.7% 92.7% 92.6% 92.5%
Full200 Current smokers // // 3.2% 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% 2.3%
Never smokers // // 94.1% 94.6% 95.2% 95.7% 96.3%
Full300 Current smokers // // 3.0% 2.8% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1%
Never smokers // // 94.1% 94.7% 95.3% 95.9% 96.5%
Men Status Quo Current smokers 37.6% 34.9% 30.7% 27.4% 24.3% 22.3% 21.1%
Never smokers 41.3% 43.2% 45.5% 48.6% 53.1% 57.8% 62.3%
Counterfactual Current smokers 51.6% 50.5% 50.0% 48.5% 46.5% 45.5% 45.0%
Never smokers 38.2% 38.4% 37.9% 37.5% 38.3% 38.8% 39.0%
Full200 Current smokers // // 24.5% 20.6% 17.3% 15.3% 13.9%
Never smokers // // 46.6% 50.9% 56.4% 62.3% 68.2%
Full300 Current smokers // // 23.2% 19.3% 16.1% 14.0% 12.7%
Never smokers // // 46.9% 51.5% 57.2% 63.4% 69.6%