Reasons for quitting smoking by age group in the 1996 survey on smoking in China
| Age (years) | Illness (%) | Prevent illness (%) | Family against (%) | Cost (%) | Education (%) | Environmental (%) |
| 15–19 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| 20–24 | 17.7 | 26.5 | 14.7 | 14.71 | 11.8 | 5.9 |
| 25–29 | 30.9 | 36.4 | 27.3 | 14.55 | 14.6 | 7.3 |
| 30–34 | 26.9 | 41.2 | 16.8 | 16.81 | 13.5 | 3.4 |
| 35–39 | 34.9 | 32.2 | 23.0 | 11.18 | 9.9 | 2.6 |
| 40–44 | 31.6 | 40.8 | 18.4 | 12.64 | 14.4 | 3.5 |
| 45–49 | 43.0 | 34.1 | 15.6 | 11.11 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 50–54 | 46.5 | 28.4 | 16.5 | 17.32 | 13.4 | 2.4 |
| 55–59 | 53.4 | 31.4 | 10.0 | 6.81 | 6.3 | 4.2 |
| 60–64 | 57.0 | 35.5 | 12.0 | 10.24 | 6.5 | 3.8 |
| 65+ | 62.7 | 32.8 | 12.7 | 7.01 | 4.8 | 1.9 |