Table 2

Demographic and smoking-related characteristics of respondents

Smokers (n=4763)Non-smokers (n=1259)
n%n%
Gender
 Male456695.957645.8
 Female1974.168354.2
Ethnicity
 Han453695.2119895.1
 Hui1523.2403.2
 Man571.2120.9
 Others180.490.8
Age
 18–24911.9463.7
 25–3985918.023318.5
 40–54226847.649339.2
 55+154432.448738.7
Education*
 Low65213.713811.0
 Medium315366.373558.4
 High95020.038630.6
Income
 Low92120.822319.4
 Medium215648.859251.6
 High134530.433329.0
Marital status
 Currently married/live with a partner421188.6111288.8
 Currently single54111.414011.2
Cigarettes per day
 0–10165835.0
 11–2023.848.7
 21+77316.3
Type of cigarettes smoked
 Factory-made only445993.8
 Roll your own only531.1
 Both2415.1
  • * Education: low, no schooling/elementary; medium, secondary; high, tertiary.

  • Income: low, <1000 yuan per month; medium, 1000–2999 yuan; high, ≥3000 yuan.