According to the population health survey in 2014/2015, 27.1% of people aged 15 and above (10.8% for females and 45.0% for males) had ever smoked cigarettes. Among the elderly population, the proportion of people aged 65-74, 75-84 and ≥85 who ever smoked were 31.2%, 32.9%, and 26.1% respectively (Centre for Health Protection, 2017). Furthermore, among these people who had ever smoked cigarettes, 54.6% (49.3% for females and 56.0% for males) currently had the habit of smoking. The proportion of smokers were highest in the age group of 35 – 44 (66.9%) and lowest in the age of 85 and above (13.8%) (Centre for Health Protection, 2017).

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Centre for Health Protection. (2017). Report of Population Health Survey 2014/15. Retrieved from https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/51256.html