Table 3.
Description of the final study sample of urban smokers by covariates, from Wave 5 of the ITC China Survey (N = 3,312).
| Covariates | N | Weighted column %# | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3312 | 100.0% | |
| Gender | Male | 3129 | 95.3% |
| Female | 183 | 4.7% | |
| Age | 18–39 | 607 | 18.8% |
| 40–54 | 1374 | 40.9% | |
| 55+ | 1331 | 40.3% | |
| Income level | Low | 171 | 5.7% |
| Middle | 1500 | 44.5% | |
| High | 1384 | 41.6% | |
| Not stated | 257 | 8.1% | |
| Education | Low | 254 | 8.2% |
| Medium | 2170 | 65.9% | |
| High | 888 | 25.9% | |
| Cigarette smoking intensity | Light smoker | 1426 | 43.4% |
| Moderate smoker | 1520 | 45.3% | |
| Heavy smoker | 366 | 11.2% | |
| Attitude about cigarettes being good gifts | Negative | 2174 | 65.1% |
| Neutral | 587 | 17.9% | |
| Positive | 551 | 17.0% | |
| Cigarette gifting experience | No | 1761 | 52.6% |
| Yes | 1551 | 47.4% | |
| Harm perception of e-cigarettes | Don't know | 2045 | 61.7% |
| Less harmful than cigarettes | 935 | 27.5% | |
| Equally/more harmful than cigarettes | 332 | 10.8% | |
| Ever use of e-cigarettes | No | 2971 | 89.6% |
| Yes | 341 | 10.4% | |
#
Calculation was based on the ITC China Survey rescaled weights.