吸烟论文smokingban.docx

1、吸烟论文smoking banSmoking Ban & Personal Choice Report on college students smoking in Chongqing University Class: 372Group members: Zhao Yujie 赵玉洁 (20120480) Wu Yuhe 吴雨禾 (20126548) Wang Qiancheng王乾丞 (20123164) Zhan Guofeng詹国锋 (20120415) Supervisor: Prof. Zhang Hong 张宏 Prof. MilaJune 2, 2013AbstractChin

2、a being the third largest smoking country in the world it has a high rate of smokers at all levels of the society. The research paper investigates the smoking situation among Chongqing university students of different grades and majors, causes of smoking, students awareness of smoking harm to their

3、health, effects of smoking on individual students and the society in general as well as students smoking habits and opinion of smoking ban in China. Suggestions are offered as a result of the study. Key words: Smoking ban, causes of smoking, smoking effects, smoking hazards, second-hand smoking TABL

4、E OF CONTENTSABSTRACT . 2CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION .4CHAPTER TWO: METHODS 5CHAPTER THREE: FINDINGS .63.1 Causes of Smoking .63.1.1 Conditions Which Lead Students to Smoking.63.1.2 Causes of Smoking.73.1.3 Summary.83.2 Students Awareness of Smoking Hazards .9 3.2.1 Results.9 3.2.2 Data Analysis.10 3.

5、2.3 Summary.113.3 The Effects of Smoking.11 3.3.1 The Effects of Smoking on Individuals .12 3.3.2 Effects of Second-hand smoking.12 3.3.3 The Effects of Smoking on the Society.13 3.3.4 Summary.14 3.4 Students Smoking Habit and Suggestions .14 3.4.1 Frequency of Smoking.14 3.4.2 Time When Smokers Dev

6、elop a Smoking Habit.15 3.4. 3 Opinions on Smoking Ban.15 3.4.4 Summary and Suggestions.16CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSION AND OTHER SUGGESTIONS.17REFENCES .18APPENDIX 1.19APPENDIX2.21 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.22Chapter One: Introduction China is the most smoke-filled country in the world, the largest consumer and

7、producer of tobacco. Its 350 million smokers account for a third of the worlds total. The country produces 42 percent of all cigarettes on the planet.Chinese smokers smoke an average of 15.8 cigarettes a day, which works out more than two trillion cigarettes a year. Smoking kills 1.2 million Chinese

8、 a year. As for Chongqing, the smoking rate is high in the city - almost half of the male and 4 percent of the female smoke, 3 with the number of smoking males is higher than females. 4 What is more important the age of smokers in China of late gets younger and younger which worries the Chinese soci

9、ety, its parents and teachers. As it turned out, a quarter of all Chongqing university students smoke. Thus, as a sub-topic of investigation weve chosen the smoking situation among the Chongqing university students. The purpose of this research is to study students reasons of smoking in the first pl

10、ace (section 3.1 ), students awareness of smoking (section 3.2) effects on individual students and the society in general, including a second-hand smoking (section 3.3), students smoking habits (section 3.4) providing reasonable suggestions in conclusion of investigation. Our hypothesis is that thou

11、gh the majority of Chongqing university students (both smokers and non-smokers) are aware of harm smoke causes to human health, they still smoke, their reasons vary from the influence of their families and friends, stress, social pressure and so on. Owing to time limit, a Questionnaire survey of 200

12、 students in Chongqing University, China, is employed with the follow-up interviews. The novelty of the study is beyond questioning as no research on smoking situation among students of different grades and majors was done in Chongqing University before. Chapter Two: Methods A Questionnaire Survey a

13、bout smoking ban and personal choice of about 200 Chongqing University students was carried out, which covers the following aspects: causes of smoking, students awareness of smoking harm, the effects of smoking on individual students and the society, students smoking habit, their opinion of smoking

14、Ban in China and suggestions how to solve the problem. 188 valid Questionnaires were collected from the respondents including 45 girls and 143 boys of different grades and majors. Though a Quantitative Research Method is mainly employed, four follow-up interviews of students of different majors abou

15、t how smoking habit affects smokers and people around them were conducted to confirm the working hypothesis. Chapter Three: Findings This chapter of the research report presents the findings and results of the investigation of the situation among students of Chongqing University, China. It consists

16、of four sections according to the main and specific research problems investigated, i.e. causes of students smoking (3.1), their awareness of smoking harm to students health (3.2), the effect of smoking on individual students and the society in general (3.3) as well as students smoking habit and stu

17、dents opinion of smoking ban in China (3.4). Reasonable suggestions are offered as a result of the study. 3. 1 Causes of Smoking (By Wu Yuhe 吴雨禾，20126548) This section of the research project discusses not only the main causes of smoking among students of different grades and majors in Chongqing uni

18、versity but also conditions that lead them to smoking. As a result of the Questionnaire Survey of 200 students and the follow-up interview the valid data was obtained and analyzed as follows.3.1.1 Conditions Which Lead Students to Smoking Two-thirds (81%) of the student smokers in Chongqing Universi

19、ty picked up a cigarette for the first time because of their friends and parents. Weve found out that there are many smokers in their families and network. The remaining one third (18%) did it either to control their feelings or because of loneliness. The number of smokers in their families is small

20、er. (See Chart 1 below) _ Chart 1 Conditions Which Lead Students to SmokingWith classmates and friendsWith familiesWhen lonesomeOtherTotalQuantity25118145Proportion56%24%18%2%100% Though the pattern is obvious it is necessary to consider other main causes of students smoking described in sub-section

21、 3.2.1 to get the whole picture of the situation in Chongqing University. 3.1.2 Causes of Smoking Why do college students smoke on a regular basis? We have listed most probable answers in our Questionnaire and received the following results. For example, the majority (15%) of CQU students started sm

22、oking because they were curious about smoking behavior or affected by their parents and/or friends (9%). Meanwhile, 5% think that smoking will help them to acquire “good manners” and get along with other people better. 11% of students believe that smoking can reduce their stress, anxiety, tiredness

23、(9%) and even sorrow. Others 10% of them think smoking helps them kill and time, get relaxed inspired. (See Chart 2 above) Generally speaking, according to the feedback information from Chongqing university students, main causes of smoking can be divided into three parts. First, young people blindly

24、 imitate people around them. Second, smokers are people who want to expand their network or/and acquire “good manners”. Third, people want to get psychological comfort from cigarettes and control their emotions, such as sadness, uneasiness, anxiety and so on. The root cause among these three main re

25、asons of smoking is the environment. Young people in general and students of Chongqing university are easily affected by the environment around them which determines whether a person develops a habit of smoking or not. Many smokers parents get a divorce or their relationship is unfavorable for the f

26、amily. Certainly, parents should set a good example for their children. Similarly, friends should have positive influence which unfortunately is not always the case. Once in a while, a cigarette gives you the opportunity to make friends and helps create a topic of the conversation. Unfortunately, it

27、 is still an important tool in our interpersonal communication. But we should always remember that 1, 2 million of smokers die every year in China of lung cancer and the other smoking-related diseases. If you smoke in public places, the second-hand smoking affects non-smokers as much as smokers, and

28、 the society will disapprove of your selfish behavior. Obviously, it is not good for your image and interpersonal relations. Maybe some people who support smoking will tell us that a cigarette can let you feel relaxed and reduce the level of anxiety, pressure, loneliness and even pain. But its not so. With its more than 4 000 chemical compounds a cigarette produces a false impression that you calm down after smoking. In fact, during smoking blood pressure ris