Table 1

Selected prevalence surveys on smoking in Indonesia

SourceYearSampleLocationPrevalence by sex (%)
MaleFemale
National Heart Centre and Harapan Kita Heart Hospital (1)19882012 Adults aged 25–64 from diverse socioeconomic backgroundsJakarta56.76.4
Indonesian Ministry of Health (2)1989–19904610 Adult employees of Ministry of HealthJakarta393.8
Survey Research Indonesia (for Heart Foundation) (3)1990307 School pupils aged 11–16Jakarta314
Ganiwijaya, Ernijati, De Backer,et al (4)199213 863 Adults aged 25–74West Java rural areas845
Theodorus (5)1993820 UndergraduatesUniversitas Sriwijaya39.62.9
Suhardi (6)1995Household survey of 216 389 people aged ⩾10 yearsUrban areas60.12.0
Rural areas73.73.0
  • The prevalence rates are for regular (daily) and occasional smokers.

  • Sources:

  • (1) World Health Organization MONICA Project.Penyakit Jantung Koroner Di Indonesia: Naik Atau Turun? Jakarta, 1993:5.

  • (2) Suhardi, Marwoto P, Reflinar R, et al. Survai Prevalensi dan Perilaku Merokok Pegawai DEPKES RI Pusat Jakarta Tahun 1989/90. Jakarta: Pusat Penelitian Penyakit Tidak Menular, Badan Litbangkes DEPKES RI, 1990.

  • (3) Survey Research Indonesia. Findings of research into the behaviour and attitudes of junior high school pupils towards smoking. Jakarta, 1990.

  • (4) Ganiwijaya G, Ernijati S, De Backer, G, et al. Prevalence of cigarette smoking in rural areas of West Java, Indonesia. Tobacco Control1995;4:335–7.

  • (5) Theodorus. Ciri Perokok di Kalangan Mahasiswa/i Universitas Sriwijaya. Jurnal Jaringan Epidemiologi Nasional 1994;3:22–6.

  • (6) Suhardi. Perilaku Merokok di Indonesia. Seri Survei Kesehatan Rumah Tangga, Departemen Kesehatan, Republik Indonesia. Jakarta: Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan, 1997:24–9.