Table 1 Demographic and smoking characteristics of relapsed male smokers
From: Attitudes to smoking cessation and triggers to relapse among Chinese male smokers
Characteristic | % of sample (N = 201) |
|---|---|
Age | Â |
   < 30 years | 14.9 |
   30 – 39 years | 35.8 |
   40 – 49 years | 31.8 |
   50 years and older | 17.5 |
Education | Â |
   Completed elementary school | 5.5 |
   Completed junior high & high school | 70.6 |
   College and above | 23.9 |
Occupation | Â |
   Management | 16.9 |
   Science/teaching | 12.9 |
   Enterprise clerk | 44.3 |
   Commercial clerk | 20.9 |
   Other | 5.0 |
Individual Income (RMB) * | Â |
   < 1000 | 41.9 |
   1000 – 1499 | 34.9 |
   1500 – 1999 | 8.0 |
   2000 – 2999 | 5.6 |
   3000 – 4999 | 3.5 |
   5000 - | 6.1 |
Age of smoking initiation | Â |
   < 20 years | 43.2 |
   20 – 29 years | 30.9 |
   30 years and older | 25.9 |
Cigarettes smoked per day | Â |
   < 10 cigarettes | 35.3 |
   10 – 19 cigarettes | 46.8 |
   20 or more cigarettes | 17.9 |