In terms of tobacco use, the adult smoking rate in Beijing continued to decline. In 2019, it was 20.3%, 2 percentage points lower than that in 2016 and 3.1 percentage points lower than that in 2014; The number of smokers is now 3.635 million, a decrease of 358000 over 2016 and 555000 over 2014.
In terms of gender, the male smoking rate was 37.1%, lower than 41.4% in 2016; 2.4% for women, up slightly from 2% in 2016.
The adult smoking rate was 19.2% in urban areas and 24.7% in rural areas, which decreased to varying degrees compared with 19.9% and 31.6% in 2016.
In terms of age group, the adult smoking rate of 45-65 years old is the highest, 26.7%, followed by 25-44 years old, 19.4%; 18.2% for 65 years old and above, and 14.4% for 15-24 years old. Compared with 2016, the smoking rate of the first three age groups decreased, and only the smoking rate of people aged 65 and over increased.
Compared with the previous survey data, the smoking rate of urban areas, 25-44 years old and 45-64 years old and male population decreased steadily, while the smoking rate of women did not change significantly, while the smoking rate of people aged 65 and over continued to rise. The smoking rate of men aged 45-64 in rural areas is the highest, 56.1%; The smoking rate of urban women aged 15-24 was the lowest, 0.4%.
More women have tried or plan to quit smoking
So, what about the situation of Beijing citizens quitting smoking? The first is the rate of residents trying to quit smoking. 31.6% of smokers have tried to quit smoking at least once in the past 12 months, an increase of 8.4 percentage points over 23.2% in 2016; Among them, 31.5% were male, 33.7% were female, 33.4% were urban and 26.3% were rural.
The second is the planned smoking cessation rate. 16.2% of smokers plan to quit smoking in the next 12 months, basically the same as 15.5% in 2016. Among them, 15.7% were male, 24.6% were female, 17.7% were urban and 11.7% were rural.
The third is the smoking cessation rate recommended by doctors. 58.5% of smokers were advised by doctors to quit smoking in the past 12 months, compared with 59.2% in 2016; Of these, 59 per cent were men, 52 per cent were women, 54.5 per cent in urban areas and 74 per cent in rural areas.
The exposure rate of second-hand smoke in bars, families and public transport continued to decrease
Compared with previous surveys, the places where the exposure rate of second-hand smoke continues to decrease are bars, families and public transport. The exposure rate of second-hand smoke in households was 30%, a decrease of 7.6 percentage points compared with 37.6% in 2016. The exposure rate of second-hand smoke in the workplace was 27%, an increase of 7 percentage points compared with 20% in 2016. In addition to the rise in second-hand smoke in the workplace, exposure rates in restaurants and universities have also increased.
When encountering second-hand smoke in the workplace, 60.4% of the citizens thought it was' unacceptable 'or' very unacceptable '; 34.8% chose to leave and avoid, 30.1% chose to dissuade or let other staff or managers dissuade, and 29.8% did nothing. When second-hand smoke was encountered in restaurants, 56.5% of residents thought it was' unacceptable 'or' very unacceptable '; 18.1% chose to leave, 21.7% chose to dissuade in person or let the staff dissuade, and 56.3% did nothing.
Primary and secondary schools have the highest awareness rate of the regulations
The survey shows that primary and secondary schools have the highest awareness rate of all kinds of non-smoking places specified in the regulations, 92.8%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over 2016. The awareness rate of taxis increased from 80.5% to 85.2%. The awareness rate of hospitals remained at 85.7%, and that of universities decreased slightly to 86.4% from 89.4% in 2016. The last four awareness rates were restaurants (77.6%), workplaces (73.8%), waiting in line (60.1%) and bars (48.9%). The awareness rate of bars decreased the most, from 61.6% in 2016 to 48.9%.
The survey also showed that the exposure rate of second-hand smoke in indoor workplaces rebounded to a certain extent. In view of this situation, Beijing will further promote the construction of smoke-free demonstration units in the workplace, guide smoke-free culture and protect more people from the harm of second-hand smoke.