Table
4 - 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.