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Smoking in China

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Tobacco: The Growing Epidemic

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This paper contains the results of the 1996 National Smoking Prevalence Survey. Of a representative sample of 120 000 adults aged 15 or over, 67% of the men and 4.2% of the women smoked. The rates for people aged 15–24 were lower, since it is in this age range that most smokers start the habit. Thus, 300 million people in China are current smokers. Among people aged 25–49, the prevalence of smoking was 69% among males (66% urban, 71% rural) and 2% among females (1% urban, 3% rural). In addition, 53% of non-smokers are exposed to passive smoking. Data from the prevalence survey were cross-tabulated by level of education, occupation, region, ethnic group and numerous variables related to knowledge and attitudes about smoking.

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  1. Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China

    G. Yang, L. Fan & G. Qi

  2. Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    K. Becker, C. E. Taylor & J. Samet

  3. Chinese Association on Smoking and Health, Beijing, China

    Y. Zhang

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  1. Institute of Medical Information, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

    Rushan Lu MD

  2. Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Judith Mackay MD

  3. Institute of Environmental Health and Engineering, Nan Wei Road, Xuan Wu District, Beijing, China

    Shiru Niu MD, PhD

  4. Clinical Trial Service Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK

    Richard Peto MD

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Yang, G. et al. (2000). Smoking in China. In: Lu, R., Mackay, J., Niu, S., Peto, R. (eds) Tobacco: The Growing Epidemic. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0769-9_1

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