Rate of Smoking: Male

2010-10-19 | Health |

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Rate of male smokers from the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare every 3 years. "Smokers" in the Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions refer to persons who "smoke everyday or occasionally."

The national average rate of male smokers is 39.7%. The rate of smoking is highest in Aomori with 45.3%, followed by Hokkaido, Fukushima, Ishikawa and Tochigi. The distribution chart shows that the rate of smoking is high from northern Kanto to Tohoku and Hokkaido, and low in western Japan. This is a so-called East-West regional opposition, and similar trend can be seen in the amounts of consumption of salmon, saury and natto, which are positively correlated.

It is also positively correlated with the number of ramen stores and the amount of instant noodle consumption, and negatively correlated with the amount of bread consumption. This indicates that the rate of smoking is high in areas with high ramen consumption and low in areas with high bread consumption.

From the above, the smoking habits of men are believed to be highly correlated with food culture rather than due to social factors. The Rate of Smoking: Female is more highly correlated with lifestyle rather than food culture, indicating a difference in smoking culture between men and women.

RATE OF SMOKING: MALE

Source　Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions (2007)

Rank	Prefectures	Rate of Smoking: Male	Standard Score
Sort	Desc Asc	Desc Asc	Desc Asc
1	Aomori	45.3%	76.65
2	Hokkaido	43.9%	69.85
3	Fukushima	42.8%	64.50
4	Tochigi	42.4%	62.56
4	Ishikawa	42.4%	62.56
6	Miyagi	42.3%	62.07
6	Aichi	42.3%	62.07
8	Gunma	42.2%	61.58
9	Niigata	41.9%	60.13
9	Saga	41.9%	60.13
11	Yamanashi	41.6%	58.67
12	Iwate	41.2%	56.72
12	Akita	41.2%	56.72
14	Ibaraki	40.7%	54.29
15	Fukuoka	40.3%	52.35
16	Yamagata	40.2%	51.86
16	Okayama	40.2%	51.86
16	Kumamoto	40.2%	51.86
19	Tokushima	40.1%	51.38
20	Hiroshima	40.0%	50.89
21	Saitama	39.9%	50.40
21	Mie	39.9%	50.40
23	Osaka	39.8%	49.92
24	Chiba	39.7%	49.43
24	Toyama	39.7%	49.43
26	Shiga	39.6%	48.95
27	Kagawa	39.4%	47.97
27	Miyazaki	39.4%	47.97
29	Kochi	39.3%	47.49
30	Fukui	39.2%	47.00
30	Wakayama	39.2%	47.00
32	Gifu	39.1%	46.51
33	Nagano	39.0%	46.03
34	Yamaguchi	38.9%	45.54
35	Ehime	38.6%	44.08
36	Kanagawa	38.5%	43.60
36	Oita	38.5%	43.60
38	Nagasaki	38.3%	42.63
39	Hyogo	38.0%	41.17
40	Shizuoka	37.9%	40.68
41	Tottori	37.5%	38.74
41	Kagoshima	37.5%	38.74
43	Okinawa	37.4%	38.25
44	Tokyo	36.7%	34.85
45	Kyoto	36.6%	34.36
46	Shimane	35.8%	30.47
47	Nara	34.9%	26.10
	Japan	39.7%