ABSTRACT
While the rates of cigarette smoking have declined over the past three decades in the U.S.A., Canada, and other western nations, tobacco use rates have remained stable or increased in many Asian countries, including China (World Health Organization, 1996). In spite of this alarming trend, the progression and determinants of cigarette smoking among Chinese have not been well documented (Chapman, 1994). There are few empirical data available regarding cigarette smoking among Chinese children and adolescents.
