Prevalence (%) of smoking and SHS exposure by gender and age among adults aged 35 and older: Taiwan, 2008 and 2010
| 2008* | 2010* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking | SHS exposure† | Smoking | SHS exposure† | |||
| CS | FS | CS | FS | |||
| Total | 21.6 | 7.8 | 28.3 | 19.2 | 8.8 | 24.7 |
| Male | 37.5 | 14.0 | 28.2 | 33.9 | 15.7 | 24.1 |
| 35–49 | 47.6 | 15.2 | 30.0 | 43.9 | 16.7 | 24.6 |
| 50–64 | 37.4 | 18.7 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 23.6 | 22.4 |
| 65+ | 29.1 | 26.8 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 30.1 | 12.9 |
| Female | 4.8 | 1.2 | 28.3 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 25.2 |
| 35–49 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 33.0 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 29.5 |
| 50–64 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 25.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 21.5 |
| 65+ | 1.9 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 13.2 |
*Source: Adult Smoking Behavior Survey in Taiwan.
†Percentage of non-smokers who are exposed to SHS in the home or at the workplace.
CS, current smoker; FS, former smoker; SHS, secondhand smoke.