Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and smoking intensity of respondents reporting current smoking in Waves 1–3 of the International Tobacco Control China Survey (N=7980)

CharacteristicnPer cent
Gender
 Men761095.4
 Women3704.6
Age (years)
 18–24550.7
 25–39118814.9
 40–54402450.4
 55+271334.0
Marital status
 Married or living together724690.8
 Divorced or separated or widowed4665.8
 Single2683.4
Monthly household income
 Low127316.0
 Middle368746.2
 High302037.8
Education
 Low92911.7
 Middle546268.4
 High158919.9
Employment status
 Employed477959.9
 Unemployed101212.7
 Retired218927.4
City
 Beijing157719.8
 Shenyang99012.4
 Shanghai167321.0
 Changsha141417.7
 Guangzhou113914.3
 Yinchuan118714.9
Smoking intensity (CPD)
 Light (0–10)278434.9
 Moderate (11–20)393349.3
 Heavy (21+)126315.8
Total7980
  • CPD, cigarettes per day.