Prevalence and patterns of tobacco smoking among Chinese adult men and women: findings of the 2010 national smoking survey

Background

China consumes about 40% of the world9s cigarettes, predominantly by men, following a large increase in recent decades. We assess sex-specific prevalence and changing patterns of smoking in Chinese adults in the current decade.

Methods

A nationally representative survey of smoking was conducted in 2010 among 100 000 Chinese adults aged ≥18 years, using a multistage stratified cluster sampling method. Information on...