在1971和1980年之间调查了近期诊断的2668例肺癌,非吸烟者为134例。男性占总数的1.9%,女性占总数的13.0%,男女之比为1:2.6。与全部肺癌相比,非吸烟者病例,特别是女性,KreybergⅡ型(腺癌为主)居多。相等数量病例,其年龄、性别、种族及非吸烟者住院配对对照,宗教、出生国籍、婚姻状况、居住(城、乡)、饮酒或Quetelet’s 指数均无差异。男性病例比对照组受教育多,有职 Between 1971 and 1980, 2668 lung cancers were diagnosed recently, 134 of them were non-smokers. Males accounted for 1.9% of the total, and women accounted for 13.0% of the total. The male to female ratio was 1:2.6. Compared with all lung cancers, non-smokers, especially women, were mostly Kreyberg type II (mainly adenocarcinoma). In an equal number of cases, their age, gender, race, and non-smoker hospitality matched controls did not differ in terms of religion, birth nationality, marital status, residence (city, township), drinking, or Quetelet’s index. Male cases are more educated than those in the control group.