The smoking rate of local residents aged 15 and above declined by 0.8 percentage points last year compared with 2016, according to data from Shanghai’s health and family planning commission.

This result follows the adoption of new smoking control measures last March. These measures banned indoor smoking as well as smoking in six types of outdoor public areas including schools, women’s and children’s hospitals and sports venues.

The commission surveyed more than 3,300 families and individuals in eight areas of the city last year. Survey results were released at an event to mark the World No Tobacco Day, which falls today.