| NS | Low | Medium | High | 1 Quit | 2+ Quit | Mixed | |
| Average household consumption by smoking status | |||||||
| Number of households | 21 588 | 10 602 | 14 447 | 7702 | 1049 | 934 | 594 |
| Number of individuals | 66 818 | 37 072 | 52 753 | 27 877 | 3713 | 2452 | 2686 |
| Expenditure by category (yuan)* | |||||||
| Food | 1152 | 925 | 952 | 1179 | 1183 | 1527 | 1100 |
| Clothing | 279 | 228 | 242 | 271 | 244 | 286 | 239 |
| Transportation | 228 | 175 | 194 | 256 | 217 | 252 | 228 |
| Housing | 265 | 200 | 204 | 269 | 268 | 353 | 240 |
| Education | 390 | 291 | 327 | 342 | 392 | 365 | 237 |
| Medical care | 327 | 221 | 240 | 328 | 459 | 786 | 383 |
| Others | 216 | 173 | 196 | 274 | 190 | 287 | 184 |
| Percentage of total household expenditure for each category | |||||||
| Food | 40.3 | 41.8 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 40.1 | 39.6 | 42.1 |
| Clothing | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 9.1 |
| Transportation | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 8.7 |
| Housing | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| Education | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| Medical care | 11.4 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 15.5 | 20.4 | 14.7 |
| Others | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
*There are approximately $68, or €8.9 to 1 yuan (data as of November 2008). NS, household of never-smokers; Low, low tobacco consumption (0–25% of distribution of household tobacco consumption); Medium (25–75%); High tobacco consumption (75–100%); 1 Quit, household with one quitter only and no current smokers; 2+ Quit, household with two or more quitters and no current smokers; Mixed, household with both current smokers and quitters.