Table 1

Demographic and smoking characteristics of relapsed male smokers

Characteristic
% of sample (N = 201)

Age

     < 30 years
14.9
     30 – 39 years
35.8
     40 – 49 years
31.8
     50 years and older
17.5
Education

     Completed elementary school
5.5
     Completed junior high & high school
70.6
     College and above
23.9
Occupation

     Management
16.9
     Science/teaching
12.9
     Enterprise clerk
44.3
     Commercial clerk
20.9
     Other
5.0
Individual Income (RMB) *

     < 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

     < 20 years
43.2
     20 – 29 years
30.9
     30 years and older
25.9
Cigarettes smoked per day

     < 10 cigarettes
35.3
     10 – 19 cigarettes
46.8
     20 or more cigarettes
17.9

* 8.05 RMB ~ US$1.

Yang et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:65   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-65