2020年8月10日

　　卫生部的一项调查发现，去年日本的男性吸烟率首次降至30％以下，降至28.8％，较2016年的先前研究下降了2.3点。

　　卫生劳动福利局每三年进行一次的全国生计调查也发现，女性吸烟率下降了0.7个百分点，降至8.8％。

　　按年龄段，二十多岁的吸烟者下降幅度最大，男性比例下降4.1点至27％，女性比例下降1.9点至8.3％。

　　但是大多数吸烟者都在40多岁，男性的吸烟率为37.6％，女性为13.4％。

　　自2001年达到48.4％以来，男性吸烟率一直在下降。下降趋势可能是由于健康意识增强和更严格的反烟草政策所致。 4月，日本禁止在饭店、办公室、酒店大堂和其他公共场所的室内吸烟。

　　这项针对20岁或20岁以上人群的调查将“每天”或“有时”吸烟的人计为吸烟者。

　　Japan: Male Smoking Drops to Historic Low

　　August 10, 2020

　　Japan’s male smoking rate fell below 30 percent for the first time last year, slipping to 28.8 percent, down 2.3 points from the previous study in 2016, a health ministry survey found.

　　The national livelihood survey, conducted every three years by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, also found that the female smoking rate fell 0.7 point to 8.8 percent.

　　By age bracket, smokers in their 20s saw the biggest drops, with the ratio for men falling 4.1 points to 27 percent and the ratio for women dropping 1.9 points to 8.3 percent.

　　But most smokers are in their 40s, with rates of 37.6 percent for men and 13.4 percent for women.

　　The male smoking rate has been on the decline since hitting 48.4 percent in 2001. The downtrend is likely driven by growing health awareness and stricter anti-tobacco policies. In April, Japan banned smoking indoors at restaurants, offices, in hotel lobbies and other public places.

　　 The survey of people aged 20 or over counted as smokers those who smoke “every day” or “sometimes.”