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Table 1 The demographic feature among current smokers by gender in a rural area of Shanghai, China

From: The estimated effect of graphic warning labels on smoker’s intention to quit in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Male smokers

(n = 914)

Female smokers

(n = 190)

Total smokers

(n = 1104)

Age (years)a, (mean, SD)

44.39 (11.44)

39.80 (10.31)

43.61 (11.38)

Marital statusa, n (%)

 Married

788 (86.21)

150 (78.95)

938 (84.96)

 Unmarried/divorced/widow/widower

126 (13.79)

40 (21.05)

166 (15.04)

Educationa, n (%)

 Junior High and lower

128 (14.00)

12 (6.32)

140 (12.68)

 Senior High

226 (24.73)

46 (24.21)

272 (24.64)

 College and above

560 (61.27)

132 (69.47)

692 (62.68)

Occupationa, n (%)

 Worker/free occupation/service staff

304 (33.26)

55 (28.95)

359 (32.52)

 Official staff/administrative staff

423 (46.28)

79 (41.58)

502 (45.47)

 Unemployed/retired/others

187 (20.46)

56 (29.47)

243 (22.01)

Individual monthly income (RMB)a, n (%)

 Less than 5, 000

215 (23.52)

64 (33.68)

279 (25.27)

 5, 000–10, 000

345 (37.75)

67 (35.26)

412 (32.37)

 10, 001–20, 000

245 (26.81)

48 (25.26)

293 (26.54)

 Over 20, 000

109 (11.93)

11 (5.79)

120 (10.87)

Residency status, n (%)

 Local resident

784 (85.78)

158 (83.16)

942 (85.33)

 Non-local resident

130 (14.22)

32 (16.84)

167 (14.67)

Non-communicable diseasesa, n (%)

 At least 1 type

228 (24.95)

13 (6.84)

241 (21.83)

 0 type

686 (75.05)

177 (93.16)

863 (78.17)

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. a: the differences between male smokers and female smokers on demographic feature and prevalence of NCD was statistically significant (P < 0.05)