Table 3 - Tried a cigarette at age 15, 13 and 11

* more girls tried than boys, in at least one age group

Regional data only for Germany, France and Russian Federation.

 

age 15

girls-boys

age 13        girls-boys

age 11        girls-boys

country group

70% plus at 15

 

 

 

 

Greenland *

90 - 82

80 - 66

40 - 38

Nordic *

Finland *

78 - 73

54 - 60

16 - 29

Nordic *

Austria *

75 - 69

48 - 48

14 - 26

West *

Hungary

73 - 74

52 - 57

17 - 28

South

Wales *

73 - 61

59 - 47

22 - 28

West *

Germany *

71 - 68

51 - 56

15 - 30

West *

England *

70 - 60

52 - 46

16 - 20

West *

 

 

 

 

 

65 to 69%

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic

69 - 73

49 - 61

22 - 40

Central + East

Latvia

68 - 87

52 - 74

15 - 41

Baltic

Denmark *

68 - 64

42 - 41

14 - 22

Nordic *

France *

68 - 63

46 - 42

16 - 17

West *

Scotland *

68 - 59

52 - 46

19 - 18

West *

Slovakia

67 - 80

47 - 70

27 - 50

Central + East

Ireland

67 - 67

51 - 54

20 - 26

West

Switzerland

65 - 70

41 - 49

13 - 25

West

Norway *

65 - 61

36 - 41

9 - 15

Nordic *

 

 

 

 

 

60 to 64%

 

 

 

 

Sweden

63 - 66

37 - 40

9 - 17

Nordic

Poland

60 - 70

38 - 54

12 - 26

Central + East

 

 

 

 

 

55 to 59%

 

 

 

 

Estonia

56 - 81

35 - 68

12 - 47

Baltic

Russian Fed.

56 - 69

42 - 52

9 - 24

Commonwealth of Indep. States

Lithuania

55 - 83

41 - 70

19 - 46

Baltic

Belgium (Flem) *

55 - 52

29 - 32

6 - 16

West *

 

 

 

 

 

50 to 54%

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Less than 50%

 

 

 

 

Portugal

49 - 60

28 - 32

9 - 12

South

Greece

45 - 48

20 - 23

3 - 5

South

Israel

40 - 54

29 - 36

10 - 21

South

Data from Currie C et al (ed. 2000) Health and health behaviour among young people.   Copenhagen: World Health Organisation.

Data for Bulgaria, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Spain to be added when possible.

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