Table 1 Sociodemographic and other characteristics of university students in Guangzhou, China
Participant characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (Mean ± SD) | 22.4 ± 3.6 |  |
Gender | ||
 Male | 5461 | 58.3 |
 Female | 3900 | 41.7 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Han Chinese | 9010 | 96.3 |
 Ethnic minorities | 351 | 3.7 |
Type of University | ||
 Vocational schools | 1874 | 20.0 |
 Non-prestigious Chinese universities | 3942 | 42.1 |
 Prestigious Chinese universities | 3545 | 37.9 |
School | ||
 Sun Yat-sen University | 2702 | 28.9 |
 Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine | 2075 | 22.2 |
 Guangzhou City Polytechnic | 1382 | 14.8 |
 Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology | 923 | 9.9 |
 Guangzhou Huashang University | 951 | 10.2 |
 Jinan University | 843 | 9.0 |
 Southern Medical University | 485 | 5.2 |
Education Level | ||
 Vocational school students | 1874 | 20.0 |
 Undergraduates | 6242 | 66.7 |
 Master students | 1007 | 10.8 |
 Ph.D. students | 238 | 2.5 |
Specialization | ||
 Philosophy | 291 | 6.3 |
 Economics | 1478 | 15.8 |
 Law | 896 | 9.6 |
 Education | 788 | 8.4 |
 Literature | 725 | 7.7 |
 History | 204 | 2.2 |
 Science | 1087 | 11.6 |
 Engineering | 993 | 10.6 |
 Agronomy | 117 | 1.2 |
 Medicine | 1370 | 14.6 |
 Management | 557 | 6.0 |
 Art | 216 | 2.3 |
 Others | 339 | 3.6 |
Cigarettes or(and) e-cigarettes use | ||
 Use cigarettes or e-cigarettes | 2786 | 29.8 |
 Not use cigarettes or e-cigarettes | 6575 | 70.2 |
Types of cigarettes or(and) e-cigarettes used | ||
 Cigarettes only users | 975 | 35.0 |
 E-cigarettes only users | 464 | 16.7 |
 Dual users | 1347 | 48.3 |