Table 10-6. – Prevalence of smoking before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to sex, Brazilian major regions, age groups, and years of schooling.

	Before COVID-19 pandemic			2022 first trimester
	Total	95% CI		Total	95% CI
		Lower limit	Upper limit		Lower limit	Upper limit
Total	14.7	13.0	16.7	12.2	10.4	14.1
Sex
Male	18.0	15.5	20.7	14.5	12.2	17.2
Female	11.7	9.9	13.9	9.9	8.1	12.2
Major Regions
Northeast	10.1	7.2	13.9	7.9	5.8	10.7
North	12.1	10.5	13.9	8.0	6.1	10.4
South	18.9	15.0	23,5	15.5	11.9	19.9
Southeast	16.3	14.3	18.5	14.3	12.0	16.8
West-Central	16.7	15.1	18.4	12.6	10.3	15.2
Age groups (years)
18 to 24	13.9	9.9	19.3	12.1	8.4	17.1
25 to 34	17.0	12.7	22.3	14.5	9.9	20.9
35 to 44	13.9	11.0	17.3	11.1	8.7	14.2
45 to 54	13.8	10.9	17.5	12.4	9.3	16.2
55 to 64	17.4	13.8	21.6	13.6	9.6	18.9
≥ 65	12.1	9.3	15.6	8.0	5.8	10.9
Race
White	13.2	11.2	15.4	10.8	9.0	13.1
Black	15.0	12.7	17.5	12.4	10.2	15.0
Others	21.7	15.4	29.6	17.7	11.8	25.7
Years of schooling
0 to 8	17.6	15.2	20.4	14.7	12.4	17.3
9 to 11	14.1	11.5	17.2	11.6	9.0	14.7
≥ 12	8.3	6.8	10.1	6.5	5.4	7.8

Source: COVITEL 2022. ³⁵²