Table 3 Facilitators and barriers to quitting smoking

Concern over impacts of smoking on children’s health

22

Light smoking

10

Economic concern

20

Refusal of use of smoking cessation aids

9

Different smoking environment between China and Canada

22

Having friends or colleagues who smoke

7

Smoking cessation supports from wives and other people

14

Difficulty in getting rid of the habit

6

Smoking cessation supports from health professionals

8

The need for coping stress, and killing time

8

Concern over impacts of smoking on own health

11