Level of tobacco epidemic (scored from 1–4) among women in Chinese provinces, 1996
| Quartile level of tobacco epidemic among females | Current smoking prevalence among women, % | No. of provinces |
| 1 | 10.01 to 15.5 | 2 |
| 2 | 6.01 to 10.00 | 4 |
| 3 | 3.01 to 6.00 | 14 |
| 4 | 0.4 to 3.00 | 11 |