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. 2011 May 14;11:316. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-316

Table 1.

Prevalence of smoking initiation in 18-25 year olds in 1993-1995 and 2009-2010

18-25 year old twins in
1993-1995
18-25 year old twins in
2009-2010
N total N ever
smoked
% ever
smoked
N total N ever
smoked
% ever
smoked

Men:

MZ 415 190 45.8% 301 44 14.6%
DZ ss 363 184 50.7% 239 69 28.9%
DZ os 384 218 56.8% 228 62 27.2%
Total 1162 592 50.9% 768 175 22.8%

Women:

MZ 658 224 34.0% 728 128 17.6%
DZ ss 462 195 42.2% 445 122 27.4%
DZ os 385 176 45.7% 400 102 25.5%
Total 1505 595 39,5% 1573 352 22.4%