TABLE 1.
% Initiated smoking (indicated having ever smoked)
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Age 12–13 | Age 14–15 | Age 16–17 | Age 22–32 | |
Total sample | 10.4 | 27.4 | 46.6 | 79.1 |
MZ males | 12.0 | 32.0 | 48.0 | 77.5 |
MZ females | 8.6 | 22.2 | 35.0 | 76.6 |
DZ males | 11.2 | 31.3 | 46.8 | 84.2 |
DZ females | 8.0 | 26.8 | 32.6 | 78.5 |
DZ opposite sex | 12.4 | 27.8 | 50.2 | 82.6 |
% Non-current smokers (0 cigarettes smoked daily) | ||||
Age 12–13 | Age 14–15 | Age 16–17 | Age 22–32 | |
Total sample | 91.2 | 85.1 | 84.3 | 58.0 |
MZ males | 80.6 | 86.4 | 83.7 | 59.3 |
MZ females | 96.9 | 88.1 | 88.1 | 62.3 |
DZ males | 100.0 | 83.9 | 77.8 | 53.1 |
DZ females | 100.0 | 86.0 | 87.2 | 58.0 |
DZ opposite sex | 89.7 | 79.5 | 84.4 | 52.3 |
% Current, light smokers (1–5 cigarettes smoked daily) | ||||
Age 12–13 | Age 14–15 | Age 16–17 | Age 22–32 | |
Total sample | 8.8 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 13.3 |
MZ males | 19.4 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 15.7 |
MZ females | 3.1 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 10.4 |
DZ males | 0.0 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 12.5 |
DZ females | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 12.5 |
DZ opposite sex | 10.3 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 16.5 |
% Current, heavy smokers (5+ cigarettes smoked daily) | ||||
Age 12–13 | Age 14–15 | Age 16–17 | Age 22–32 | |
Total sample | 0.0 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 28.8 |
MZ males | 0.0 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 25.0 |
MZ females | 0.0 | 5.9 | 9.5 | 27.3 |
DZ males | 0.0 | 6.5 | 14.8 | 34.4 |
DZ females | 0.0 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 29.5 |
DZ opposite sex | 0.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 31.3 |