Table
3 - Weekly smoking at age 15, 13 and 11
*
more girls smoke 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 |
| 30%
plus at 15 |
|
|
|
|
Greenland
* |
63
- 52 |
41
- 29 |
6
- 3 |
Nordic
* |
Austria
* |
36
- 30 |
8
- 10 |
1
- 2 |
West
* |
Germany
* |
33
- 28 |
13
- 14 |
1
- 2 |
West
* |
England
* |
33
- 25 |
15
- 11 |
1
- 3 |
West
* |
France
* |
31
- 28 |
11
- 9 |
1
- 2 |
West
* |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 25
to 29% |
|
|
|
|
Finland
* |
29
- 25 |
14
- 10 |
1
- 1 |
Nordic
* |
Wales
* |
29
- 22 |
18
- 8 |
2
- 2 |
West
* |
Hungary |
28
- 36 |
6
- 12 |
1
- 2 |
Central
+ East |
Belgium
(Flem.) |
28
- 28 |
8
- 10 |
0.4
- 2 |
West |
Norway
* |
28
- 23 |
7
- 8 |
0.2
- 1 |
Nordic
* |
Scotland
* |
28
- 22 |
13
- 9 |
3
- 2 |
West
* |
Denmark
* |
28
- 20 |
8
- 6 |
1
- 1 |
Nordic
* |
Ireland |
25
- 25 |
12
- 14 |
2
- 2 |
West |
Switzerland
* |
25
- 25 |
8
- 6 |
1
- 1 |
West* |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 20
to 24% |
|
|
|
|
Sweden
* |
24
- 18 |
5
- 4 |
0.5
- 1 |
Nordic
* |
Russian
Fed. |
22
- 24 |
7
- 13 |
0.5
- 2 |
Commonwealth
of Indep. States |
Poland |
20
-27 |
4
- 8 |
1
- 3 |
Central
+ East |
| |
|
|
|
|
| 15
to 20% |
|
|
|
|
Latvia |
19
- 37 |
7
- 15 |
0.3
- 4 |
Baltic |
Greece |
19
- 18 |
5
- 5 |
1
- 1 |
South |
Slovakia |
18
- 28 |
3
- 7 |
0.4
- 2 |
Central
+ East |
Czech
Rep. |
18
- 22 |
7
- 10 |
0.2
- 2 |
Central
+ East |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Under
15% |
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
14
- 19 |
4
- 5 |
2
- 2 |
South |
Israel |
13
- 24 |
6
- 12 |
3
- 7 |
South |
Estonia |
12
- 24 |
2
- 7 |
1
- 1 |
Baltic |
Lithuania |
10
- 24 |
2
- 10 |
0.3
- 2 |
Baltic |
|
Data
from Currie C et al (ed. 2000) Health and health behaviour among young people.
Copenhagen: World Health Organisation