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% |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
|
|
|
|
|
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.