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Pattern of smoking in Hong Kong
- Prevalence of current daily smokers (aged 15 and over)
- Prevalence of current daily cigarette smokers by gender (aged 15 and over)
- Prevalence of daily cigarette smokers by age
- Prevalence of male daily cigarette smokers by age
- Prevalence of female daily cigarette smokers by age
- Percentage of daily cigarette smokers by daily consumption of cigarettes (number of cigarettes smoked per day)
- Average daily consumption of cigarettes among daily cgarette smokers by age
Prevalence of current smokers (aged 15 and over) (%)
|
Year |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current smokers | ||||||
|
Daily cigarette smokers 1 |
23.3 |
19.9 |
18.7 |
17.4 |
16.8 |
15.7 |
|
Ex-daily cigarette smokers 2 |
@ |
@ |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
|
Year |
1993 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002
|
2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current smokers | ||||||
|
Daily cigarette smokers 1 |
14.9 |
14.8 |
15.0 |
12.4 |
14.4 |
14.0 |
|
Ex-daily cigarette smokers 2 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
4.5 |
|
Year |
2007
|
2010 |
2012 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Daily cigarette smokers 1 |
11.8 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
9.5 |
|
Ex-daily cigarette smokers 2 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
|
| @ Data not available |
Prevalence of daily cigarette smokers by gender (aged 15 and over) (%)
|
Year |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
|
Male |
39.7 |
34.4 |
32.8 |
30.6 |
30.0 |
28.5 |
|
Female |
5.6 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
|
Year |
1993 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002
|
2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
|
Male |
27.2 |
26.7 |
27.1 |
22.0 |
26.1 |
24.5 |
|
Female |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
|
Year |
2007
|
2010 |
2012 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||||
|
Male |
20.5 |
19.9 |
19.1 |
18.6 |
18.1 |
18.1 |
16.7 |
|
Female |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
Prevalence of daily cigarette smokers by age (%)
|
Year |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
|
15-19 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
|
20-29 |
17.5 |
14.1 |
14.1 |
13.2 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
|
30-39 |
25.9 |
21.5 |
19.4 |
18.4 |
19.6 |
16.3 |
|
40-49 |
32.8 |
26.9 |
24.3 |
22.1 |
21.2 |
20.8 |
|
50-59 |
35.4 |
31.2 |
29.2 |
25.5 |
23.9 |
21.2 |
|
60 and over |
31.1 |
27.8 |
26.2 |
22.8 |
20.2 |
17.7 |
|
Total |
23.3 |
19.9 |
18.7 |
17.4 |
16.8 |
15.7 |
|
Year |
1993 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002
|
2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
|
15-19 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
|
20-29 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
13.8 |
12.1 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
|
30-39 |
14.8 |
15.2 |
15.7 |
12.1 |
14.7 |
16.6 |
|
40-49 |
18.6 |
16.8 |
18.3 |
14.1 |
16.0 |
14.9 |
|
50-59 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
19.9 |
14.8 |
17.9 |
15.4 |
|
60 and over |
16.3 |
16.1 |
13.9 |
12.9 |
14.0 |
13.2 |
|
Total |
14.9 |
14.8 |
15.0 |
12.4 |
14.4 |
14.0 |
|
Year |
2007
|
2010 |
2012 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
|
15-19 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
# |
# |
|
20-29 |
12.2 |
9.7 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
6.7 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
|
30-39 |
15.3 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
13.2 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
9.5 |
|
40-49 |
13.2 |
12.7 |
13.4 |
14.0 |
14.5 |
13.4 |
14.2 |
|
50-59 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
11.9 |
11.5 |
13.5 |
11.7 |
|
60 and over |
9.2 |
9.2 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
9.1 |
8.2 |
|
Total |
11.8 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
9.5 |
# Statistic is not released due to large sampling error.
Prevalence of male daily cigarette smokers by age (%)
|
Year |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
|
15-19 |
7.9 |
6.3 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
5.5 |
7.8 |
|
20-29 |
32.0 |
26.1 |
26.0 |
24.7 |
22.4 |
23.5 |
|
30-39 |
45.1 |
38.0 |
35.5 |
33.1 |
35.0 |
30.0 |
|
40-49 |
53.9 |
46.1 |
41.5 |
37.9 |
37.1 |
36.7 |
|
50-59 |
56.9 |
51.0 |
47.7 |
43.4 |
41.7 |
39.2 |
|
60 and over |
51.6 |
45.9 |
45.5 |
38.5 |
35.2 |
31.1 |
|
Total |
39.7 |
34.4 |
32.8 |
30.6 |
30.0 |
28.5 |
|
Year |
1993 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002
|
2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
|
15-19 |
7.5 |
5.9 |
4.2 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
|
20-29 |
23.8 |
23.0 |
24.1 |
19.9 |
23.2 |
20.9 |
|
30-39 |
28.1 |
29.0 |
30.1 |
23.1 |
28.3 |
29.4 |
|
40-49 |
34.1 |
30.0 |
33.0 |
26.4 |
30.0 |
27.4 |
|
50-59 |
34.8 |
35.3 |
35.1 |
26.2 |
33.5 |
28.6 |
|
60 and over |
27.5 |
29.7 |
24.2 |
21.8 |
25.0 |
24.2 |
|
Total |
27.2 |
26.7 |
27.1 |
22.0 |
26.1 |
24.5 |
|
Year |
2007
|
2010 |
2012 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
|
15-19 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
# |
# |
|
20-29 |
18.4 |
15.2 |
13.0 |
11.9 |
11.6 |
9.0 |
9.6 |
|
30-39 |
25.7 |
25.4 |
23.5 |
21.8 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
15.3 |
|
40-49 |
24.2 |
24.3 |
24.6 |
25.4 |
26.2 |
23.2 |
24.6 |
|
50-59 |
24.2 |
24.3 |
24.4 |
22.2 |
21.7 |
25.1 |
22.0 |
|
60 and over |
17.3 |
17.1 |
16.3 |
17.3 |
16.9 |
17.5 |
15.7 |
|
Total |
20.5 |
19.9 |
19.1 |
18.6 |
18.1 |
18.1 |
16.7 |
# Statistic is not released due to large sampling error.
Prevalence of female daily cigarette smokers by age (%)
|
Year |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
|
15-19 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
# |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
|
20-29 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
|
30-39 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
|
40-49 |
6.6 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
|
50-59 |
11.7 |
9.4 |
8.9 |
6.6 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
|
60 and over |
14.8 |
12.9 |
11.7 |
10.5 |
7.3 |
5.2 |
|
Total |
5.6 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
|
Year |
1993 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002
|
2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
|
15-19 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
|
20-29 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
|
30-39 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
5.8 |
|
40-49 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
|
50-59 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
|
60 and over |
6.4 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
|
Total |
2.7 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
|
Year |
2007
|
2010 |
2012 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
|
15-19 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
# |
# |
# |
|
20-29 |
6.1 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
|
30-39 |
6.4 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
|
40-49 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
|
50-59 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
|
60 and over |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
|
Total |
3.6 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
# Statistic is not released due to large sampling error.
Percentage of daily cigarette smokers by daily consumption of cigarettes (number of cigarettes smoked per day) (%)
|
Year |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stick(s) | ||||||
|
1 – 10 |
27.1 |
36.8 |
29.3 |
30.2 |
27.9 |
35.9 |
|
11 – 20 |
52.3 |
51.0 |
55.7 |
53.3 |
58.5 |
54.0 |
|
≧ 21 |
20.6 |
12.2 |
15.0 |
16.5 |
13.6 |
10.1 |
|
Year |
1993 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 /03 |
2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stick(s) | ||||||
|
1 – 10 |
43.7 |
39.1 |
37.7 |
44.8 |
46.8 |
53.2 |
|
11 – 20 |
44.5 |
51.7 |
52.3 |
45.4 |
47.0 |
41.9 |
|
≧ 21 |
11.8 |
9.2 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
|
Year |
2007
|
2010 |
2012 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stick(s) | |||||||
|
1 – 10 |
48.4 |
52.9 |
54.6 |
56.0 |
60.5 |
57.8 |
58.4 |
|
11 – 20 |
46.9 |
43.7 |
42.1 |
41.7 |
37.0 |
39.5 |
38.9 |
|
≧ 21 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
Average daily consumption of cigarettes among daily cgarette smokers by age
|
Year |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
|
15-19 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
|
20-29 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
|
30-39 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
|
40-49 |
18 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
|
50-59 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
|
60 and over |
15 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
|
Average |
16 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
|
Year |
1993 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002
|
2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||||
|
15-19 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
9 |
|
20-29 |
11 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
|
30-39 |
13 |
16 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
|
40-49 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
|
50-59 |
13 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
|
60 and over |
12 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
|
Average |
13 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
|
Year |
2007
|
2010 |
2012 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
|
15-19 |
11.5 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
8.6 |
# |
# |
|
20-29 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
12.8 |
12.2 |
11.1 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
|
30-39 |
13.3 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
11.5 |
|
40-49 |
14.9 |
14.0 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
12.7 |
|
50-59 |
15.5 |
14.7 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
|
60 and over |
13.1 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
13.2 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
13.0 |
|
Average |
13.9 |
13.4 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
12.7 |
# Statistic is not released due to large sampling error.
Source of data: Thematic Household Survey (Pattern of Smoking) (formerly known as General Household Survey), Hong Kong Census & Statistics Department 1982 - 2021