OBJECTIVETo understand the smoking behaviors and its influencing factors among male smokers in two districts in Chengdu.

METHODSA face to face questionnaire survey was conducted among 320 male smokers in Chengdu. And the data were analyzed with descriptive epidemiological method, t test, χ2 test, one-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wails H rank sum test and cumulative odds logistic regression model.

RESULTSMore cigarette smoking (t=2.327, P=0.021) and using cigarette with lower tar level (t=-11.251, P<0.001) after changing the brand of cigarette were found among the males surveyed. The cumulative odds logistic regression analysis showed that males with lower education level (OR=1.968, P=0.040), with higher income level (OR=2.053, P=0.043), leaving shorter butts (OR=2.366, P=0.010) and with high nicotine dependence (OR=7.143, P<0.001) had more cigarette smoking.

CONCLUSIONSmokers who changed the brand of cigarette were more likely to choose low tar cigarette. Smokers with low education level, high income level and high nicotine dependence are the target population for health education and behavior intervention in smoking control.

China ; epidemiology ; Data Collection ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Risk Factors ; Smoking ; epidemiology ; psychology ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Tobacco Use Disorder ; epidemiology