360 mln Chinese smoke cigarettes

时间：2007-09-26 06:56:03

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Chinanews, Guangzhou, September 25 – It is reported that there are 360 million people who smoke cigarettes. This number takes up 25% of the world’s smoking population and even greater than total population of the US, the origin of cigarette..

 

A survey conducted by the Horizon Research in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuhan, finds that 28.5% of adults in these cities smoke, lower than the national proportion.

 

Every two in three men smoke, while the proportion among women is only 3.1%. About 31.6% of female smokers1 in China started smoking no more than 5 years ago, while most of the male smokers have smoked for much longer time.

 

The proportion of smokers among those who have higher educational levels is lower than those with lower educational levels. Statistics show that only 21.2% of postgraduates2 smoke, while the proportion of those who have only completed elementary school is 34.5%.

 

Businesspeople, particularly senior managers, and salespersons tend to smoke more than people doing other jobs.

 
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1 smokers d3e72c6ca3bac844ba5aa381bd66edba     
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
  • Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
2 postgraduates 9410af3c5282f9b20b3476d2b0db8baf     
研究生( postgraduate的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Professor Zhu will give lectures to the postgraduates [graduate students] this term. 朱教授这学期给研究生开课。
  • These postgraduates were a very talented group. 这些研究生是一群天分很高的学生。

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