Table 5

Smoking behaviour and expenditure of current male smokers (n = 2233)



Urban n = 539
Rural n = 486
Migrant n = 1208

Age of uptake of smoking in years
<15
3.4
5.6
3.5

15–20
52
85
74

21–25
37
10
15

>25
8
0
3.0
Quitting
Have tried to quit in last year
9.1
3.0
7.1

Ever tried to quit
18
10
9.4

Intend to quit
22
14
28
Smoking expenditure RMB/month
<20
4.6
2.3
9.7

20–49
11
17
31

50–99
11
28
25

100–249
45
43
30

250+
28
9.6
4.9

Median (IQR)
200 (230)
100 (100)
60(80)
Smoking expenditure as % of personal income
13.5
15.4
9.4

Hesketh et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:29   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-29