Target provinces, estimated school units and level of smoking among young women in selected Chinese provinces, 2008
| Province name/Capital city | Metropolitan population (urban/rural), millions | Estimated no. of high schools at metropolitan area | Estimated no. of colleges at capital city | Level of tobacco epidemic among females | Geographical location |
| Beijing/Beijing | 7.8/3.4 | 791 | 91 | 2 | North |
| Jilin/Changchun | 3.1/4.5 | 389 | 28 | 2 | Northeast |
| Sichuan/Chongqing | 15.4/63.3 | 154 | 20 | 3 | Southeast |
| Guangdong/Guangzhou | 23.9/51.8 | 190 | 46 | 3 | South |
| Gansu/Lanzhou | 3.2/7.4 | 229 | 14 | 4 | Northwest |
| Jiangxi/Nanchang | 9.8/32.3 | 200 | 14 | 3 | East |