關注社會:中國約有三成菸民

Three in 10 Chinese said they smoke regularly (25%) or occasionally (5%), according to Gallup surveys conducted after China's ban on smoking in public places took effect last May.

蓋洛普的最新調查顯示，25%的中國人承認自己經常抽菸，另有5%的人自稱偶爾抽一下。去年五月，中國宣佈在公共場合禁菸，隨後進行了這項調查。

This translates to roughly 320 million adults — or more than the entire population of the United States — and underscores the potential health crisis China faces as it tries to reduce its annual estimated 1 million smoking-related deaths.

換言之，中國現有3.2億成年人抽菸，已經超過美國人口總數。據估計，中國每年有一百萬人死於吸菸引發的疾病，爲民衆面臨的健康危機敲響警鐘。

Recent studies show that about 3,000 Chinese die each day from smoking-related diseases, and that the number could rise to 8,000 per day by 2050.

調查顯示，中國每天約有3000人死於與吸菸有關的疾病，這個數字到2050年可能達到8000人。

The Gallup surveys found that about six in ten Chinese men say they smoke at least occasionally, compared to 3% of Chinese women.

目前，六成中國男性承認抽菸，3%的女性自稱抽菸。

China may account for one-third of the world's smokers, but its smoking rate ranks second in Asia as more than one-third of Indonesians say they smoke.

中國菸民已佔全世界菸民的三分之一，吸菸率在亞洲排名第二。印度尼西亞位居第一，三分之一的印尼人宣稱自己抽菸。