Table 3 Smoking behaviors by ethnicity among current smokers in rural areas of Yunnan Province, China
From: Socioeconomic disparities in prevalence and behaviors of smoking in rural Southwest China
Variable | Han majority n (%) | Minorities n (%) | All n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Use of various forms of tobacco | |||
Filtered cigarettes | 999 (77.2) | 894 (75.1) | 1893 (76.2) |
Hookah/Water pipe | 195 (15.1) | 16 (1.3) | 211 (8.5) |
Chewing tobacco | 1 (0.1) | 181 (15.2) | 182 (7.3) |
Hand-rolled cigarettes | 71 (5.5) | 147 (12.3) | 218 (8.8) |
Unfiltered cigarettes | 115 (8.9) | 46 (3.9) | 161 (6.5) |
Pipe tobacco | 32 (2.5) | 4 (0.3) | 36 (1.4) |
Age of smoking initiation | |||
< 18 years | 917 (64.0) ** | 961 (78.8) | 1878 (74.5) |
> =18 years | 413 (36.0) | 231 (21.2) | 644 (25.5) |
Age of regular smoking | |||
< 18 years | 162 (12.2)** | 345 (28.9) | 507 (20.1) |
> =18 years | 1168 (87.8) | 847 (71.1) | 2015 (79.9) |
Number of cigarettes per day | |||
< 10 | 265 (22.5)* | 335 (28.2) | 600 (25.3) |
> =10 | 913 (77.5) | 854 (71.8) | 1767 (74.7) |
Previous quit attempts | |||
No attempt | 1139 (81.2)** | 1168 (97.8) | 2307 (88.8) |
At least one attempt in previous 12 months | 264 (18.8) | 26 (2.2) | 290 (11.2) |
Location of smoking in previous 7 days | |||
Public spaces (schools, hospitals, etc.) | 748 (53.3)** | 1164 (97.5) | 1912 (73.6) |
Home | 655 (46.7) | 30 (2.5) | 685 (26.4) |