Table 1

Distributions of smokers by stage of quitting and age groups in 1996 survey in China

		Age (years)		n		Intent to quit
		Age (years)		n		Not intend	Intend	Relapse
Males		Total	39551	28388	6585	4579
				71.8 (%)	16.6 (%)	11.6 (%)
		15–19	690	74.1	18.0	7.9
		20–24	2710	75.6	15.6	8.8
		25–29	5317	74.8	15.7	9.5
		30–34	6663	73.8	15.8	10.4
		35–39	5754	73.6	16.0	10.4
		40–44	5537	70.7	16.7	12.6
		45–49	3364	71.3	17.3	11.4
		50–54	2520	68.8	17.7	13.5
		55–59	2382	65.7	19.3	15.0
		60–64	2188	66.2	17.9	15.9
		65+	2436	67.4	17.1	15.5

Females		Total	2095	1498	341	256
				71.5 (%)	16.3 (%)	12.2 (%)
		15–19	9	88.9	0.0	11.1
		20–24	31	64.4	25.8	9.7
		25–29	98	78.6	12.2	9.2
		30–34	177	66.7	20.9	12.4
		35–39	175	78.3	14.3	7.4
		40–44	190	71.6	15.8	12.6
		45–49	176	73.3	15.3	11.4
		50–54	189	77.3	12.7	10.1
		55–59	280	66.7	19.3	13.9
		60–64	361	70.6	15.8	13.6
		65+	408	69.6	16.4	13.9