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(ECNS) -- A survey in 10 cities found that nearly 92 percent supported a full ban on smoking in indoor workplaces, indoor public places and on public transportation, according to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control.
The survey, conducted from October to December 2016, involved 11,523 respondents in 10 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Hohhot and Harbin.
More than 95 percent said they were aware of the hazards of second-hand smoke and 91.9 percent wanted all indoor public places to be 100 percent smoke-free.
In terms of people's satisfaction with anti-smoking measures, indoor public places received the lowest satisfaction rate at 49.3 percent, followed by indoor workplaces at 64.4 percent, and public transportation at 69 percent.
Jiang Yuan, director of the Tobacco Control Office with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said 18 Chinese cities have introduced tobacco control measures, which affect 10 percent of the population, but the remaining 90 percent remain unprotected from smoking.
Jiang has called for early introduction of smoke-free legislation for all indoor public places, saying every year more than 100,000 people die as a result of exposure to second-hand smoke.
Hu Dayi, head of the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, said tobacco smoke has been identified as a primary cause of cardiovascular disease. He also said high blood pressure and cerebrovascular disease are happening more to younger people in China.
Shen Jinjin, director of the Jiangsu Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said controlling smoking will greatly help increase life expectancy and reduce premature mortality from critical or chronic diseases.