Table 2.
Total prevalence of ever and current cigarette smoking, current smokeless tobacco, exposure to second hand smoking, information about dangers of smoking, being offered free cigarettes
| Countries and areas | Ever smoked cigarettes % (95% CI*) | Current cigarette smokers % (95% CI) | Current smokeless tobacco users % (95% CI)** | Exposed to smoke from others at home % (95% CI) | Think that smoking should be banned from public places % (95% CI) | Taught dangers of smoking % (95% CI) | Offered free cigarettes % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan, 2004 | 22.7 (18.2–28.0) | 4.8 (2.8–8.3) | 5.8 (3.8–9.0) | 38.8 (33.5–44.5) | 83.9 (79.4–87.6) | 21.0 (16.7–26.1) | 10.5 (7.5–14.4) |
| Bahrain, 2001 | 23.9 (21.7–26.3) | 10.6 (9.1–12.4) | 15.3 (13.5–17.3) | 38.7 (36.1–41.3) | 82.7 (80.6–84.7) | 41.8 (39.2–44.5) | 8.7 (7.3–10.3) |
| Djibouti, 2003 | 12.5 (10.4–14.9) | 6.1 (4.6–7.9) | 11.3 (9.2–13.4) | 39.5 (36.2–42.9) | 72.1 (69.0–75.1) | 44.1 (40.7–47.6) | 14.9 (12.6–17.6) |
| Egypt, 2001 | 13.2 (11.6–15.3) | 4.2 (3.1–5.5) | 13.2 (11.6–15.1) | 32.1 (29.5–34.8) | 88.5 (86.8–90.0) | 45.9 (43.1–48.7) | 21.8 (19.9–24.1) |
| Egypt, 2005 | 13.3 (12.0–14.7) | 4.0 (3.3–4.9) | 10.1 (8.9–11.4) | 38.6 (36.7–40.7) | 87.5 (86.1–88.8) | 57.7 (55.7–59.7) | 10.4 (9.2–11.8) |
| Gaza Strip, 2000 | 35.5 (33.0–38.0) | 9.0 (7.5–10.7) | 6.9 (5.6–8.4) | 50.9 (48.4–53.4) | 85.4 (83.5–87.1) | 74.5 (72.2–76.6) | 32.1 (29.7–34.6) |
| Gaza Strip, 2005 | 21.4 (19.2–23.7) | 6.6 (5.4–8.1) | 11.7 (10.0–13.6) | 47.5 (44.7–50.2) | 79.8 (77.6–81.9) | 60.5 (57.8–63.1) | 8.6 (7.2–10.4) |
| Iran, 2003 | 14.2 (13.1–15.4) | 2.0 (1.6–2.5) | Not asked | 41.8 (40.2–43.3) | 89.5 (88.5–90.4) | 38.7 (37.1–40.2) | 6.6 (5.8–7.4) |
| Iran, 2007 | 17.5 (15.3–19.9) | 3.1 (2.2–4.3) | 16.5 (14.2–19.0) | 35.4 (32.4–38.5) | 70.3 (67.2–73.2) | 29.1 (26.3–32.1) | 4.9 (3.7–6.6) |
| Iraq, 2006 | 27.1 (24.3–30.3) | 11.9 (9.8–14.3) | 11.4 (9.4–13.6) | 46.5 (43.3–49.7) | 78.1 (75.2–80.7) | 45.4 (42.1–48.6) | 7.4 (5.9–9.3) |
| Iraq, 2008 | 7.4 (6.3–8.7) | 3.2 (2.5–4.1) | 6.3 (5.3–7.4) | 32.3 (30.3–34.3) | 72.6 (70.6–74.5) | 41.8 (39.7–43.9) | 7.3 (6.2–8.5) |
| Jordan, 1999 | 34.3 (32.5–36.2) | 16.6 (15.1–18.1) | 9.5 (8.3––10.7) | 67.4 (65.6–69.2) | 78.3 (76.6–79.8) | 52.5 (50.6–54.4) | 24.8 (23.1–26.5) |
| Jordan, 2003 | 39.4 (37.5–41.4) | 17.7 (16.2–19.4) | 19.9 (18.4–21.6) | 62.9 (61.0–64.9) | 75.5 (73.7–77.2) | 43.8 (41.9–45.8) | 18.4 (16.9–20.0) |
| Jordan, 2007 | 26.6 (24.3–29.0) | 10.3 (8.8–12.1) | 21.6 (19.5–23.8) | 66.0 (63.5–68.4) | 82.6 (80.5–84.5) | 41.8 (39.3–44.4) | 13.5 (11.8–15.5) |
| Kuwait, 2001 | 22.8 (21.5–24.1) | 10.0 (9.1–11.0) | 16.2 (15.1–17.4) | 42.9 (41.3–44.4) | 83.2 (81.9–84.3) | 26.8 (25.4–28.2) | 20.6 (19.3–21.9) |
| Kuwait, 2005 | 25.9 (24.2–27.7) | 10.8 (9.6–12.2) | 14.5 (13.1–16.0) | 44.4 (42.4–46.4) | 83.9 (82.4–85.3) | 26.8 (25.4–28.2) | 9.9 (8.7–11.4) |
| Lebanon, 2001 | 27.3 (25.6–29.1) | 7.5 (6.5–8.6) | 33.4 (31.6–35.2) | 77.3 (74.6–78.8) | 85.8 (84.4–87.1) | 53.6 (52.0–55.8) | 11.5 (10.4–12.8) |
| Lebanon, 2005 | 26.9 (25.0–28.9) | 8.6 (7.4–9.9) | 33.8 (31.8–35.9) | 78.4 (76.6–80.1) | 85.2 (83.6–86.6) | 50.9 (48.7––53.1) | 10.4 (9.1–11.8) |
| Libya, 2003 | 12.3 (10.5–14.4) | 4.1 (3.1–5.4) | 9.8 (8.2–11.7) | 40.4 (37.6–43.3) | 77.3 (74.8–79.6) | 51.5 (48.6–54.3) | 8.2 (6.7–10.0) |
| Libya, 2007 | 13.1 (11.1–15.4) | 4.6 (3.4–6.2) | 7.2 (5.7–8.9) | 37.8 (35.0–40.7) | 77.1 (74.4–79.5) | 48.7 (45.8–51.7) | 8.6 (7.1–10.4) |
| Morocco, 2001 | 9.6 (8.4–11.0) | 2.6 (1.9–3.4) | 9.2 (8.0–10.6) | 25.1 (23.2–27.1) | 78.0 (76.1–79.8) | 34.8 (32.7–37.0) | 15.3 (13.8–17.0) |
| Morocco, 2006 | 9.5 (8.2–10.9) | 3.5 (2.8–4.5) | 9.0 (7.8–10.4) | 27.1 (25.2–29.2) | 81.7 (79.9–83.4) | 49.6 (47.4–51.9) | 5.1 (4.1–6.1) |
| Oman, 2002 | 14.4 (12.3–16.7) | 6.8 (5.4–8.6) | 5.5 (4.2–7.1) | 21.0 (18.6–23.6) | 88.0 (85.8–89.9) | 41.8 (38.7–44.8) | 10.1 (8.4–12.1) |
| Pakistan, 2003 | 3.7 (2.9–4.7) | 0.6 (1.3–1.2) | 4.4 (3.5–5.4) | 22.8 (20.9–24.8) | 96.6 (95.6–97.3) | 59.6 (57.2–62.1) | 18.4 (16.6–20.3) |
| Pakistan, 2004 (Kasur) | 9.7 (8.2–11.4) | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) | 5.9 (4.7–7.3) | 31.5 (29.0–34.1) | 95.2 (93.9–96.3) | 58.6 (55.9–61.3) | 26.0 (23.7–28.5) |
| Pakistan, 2004 (Quetta) | 12.0 (10.0–14.4) | 0.9 (0.5–1.9) | 10.9 (9.0–13.2) | 33.5 (30.4–36.7) | 93.4 (91.6–94.9) | 44.6 (41.3–47.9) | 18.7 (16.3–21.5) |
| Pakistan, 2004 (Peshawar) | 8.6 (7.1–10.4) | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | 5.0 (3.9–6.4) | 13.5 (11.6–15.6) | 95.4 (93.8) | 47.6 (44.5–50.7) | 12.4 (10.5–14.4) |
| Pakistan, 2008 | 7.6 (5.6–10.3) | 2.0 (1.1–3.8) | 0.9 (0.4–2.0) | 16.1 (13.2–19.3) | 87.6 (85.0–89.9) | Not asked | 8.1 (6.0–10.7) |
| Qatar, 2004 | 22.4 (20.7–24.3) | 6.4 (5.4–7.5) | 13.7 (12.3–15.3) | 30.2 (28.3–32.2) | 84.8 (83.2–86.3) | 18.7 (17.1–20.4) | 8.9 (7.7–10.2) |
| Qatar, 2007 | 20.7 (18.1–23.6) | 6.5 (5.1–8.3) | 10.9 (9.0–13.2) | 35.7 (32.6–39.0) | 81.3 (78.5–83.8) | 49.7 (46.3–53.1) | 8.0 (6.3–10.0) |
| Saudi Arabia, 2001** | 28.2 (25.4–31.0) | 4.7 (3.6–6.2) | 10.3 (8.6–12.3) | 25.9 (23.4–28.7) | 53.9 (50.7–56.9) | 53.9 (50.7–56.9) | 18.9 (16.6–21.5) |
| Saudi Arabia, 2007 | 26.1 (24.4–27.9) | 6.7 (5.8–7.8) | 6.8 (5.8–8.0) | 27.9 (26.1–29.7) | 73.2 (71.4–74.9) | 58.8 (56.8–60.7) | 7.9 (6.9–9.1) |
| Somalia, 2004 | 28.3 (23.5–33.7) | 18.6 (14.4–23.6) | 18.6 (14.7–23.4) | 56.9 (51.6–62.0) | 78.1 (73.1–82.3) | 44.7 (39.2–50.3) | 28.8 (23.7–34.5) |
| Somalia, 2007 | 12.6 (10.5–15.1) | 5.8 (4.3–7.7) | 12.5 (10.4–14.9) | 29.1 (26.1–32.2) | 75.4 (72.4–78.2) | 47.3 (43.9–50.7) | 17.8 (15.4–20.6) |
| Sudan, 2001 | 17.1 (15.2–19.2) | 6.1 (4.9–7.7) | 13.5 (11.8–15.4) | 29.2 (27.0–31.5) | 78.0 (75.8–80.0) | 30.0 (27.8–32.3) | 12.7 (11.0–14.5) |
| Sudan, 2005 | 19.3 (17.7–21.1) | 6.0 (5.0–7.2) | 2.8 (2.1–3.6) | 27.5 (25.6–29.5) | 83.8 (82.0–85.5) | 31.6 (29.6–33.7) | 8.9 (7.7–10.3) |
| Syria, 2002 | 11.0 (9.9–12.1) | 6.3 (5.5–7.2) | 0.5 (0.3–0.8) | 54.5 (52.8–56.3) | 80.0 (78.6–81.4) | 54.6 (52.9–56.4) | 7.4 (6.6–8.4) |
| Syria, 2007 | 27.4 (25.1–29.7) | 12.3 (10.7–14.1) | 24.9 (22.8–27.2) | 60.1 (57.6–62.6) | 77.4 (75.2–79.4) | 60.5 (57.9–62.9) | 11.8 (10.2–13.5) |
| Tunisia, 2001 | 23.0 (21.5–24.6) | 11.1 (10.0–12.3) | 7.2 (6.3–8.2) | 62.4 (60.6–64.1) | 87.0 (85.7–88.2) | 31.7 (30.0–33.8) | 5.5 (4.7–6.4) |
| Tunisia, 2007 | 24.6 (22.4–26.9) | 8.3 (6.9–9.8) | 4.5 (3.5–5.7) | 51.9 (49.4–54.5) | 85.3 (83.4–87.1) | 43.2 (40.7–45.8) | 4.8 (3.8–6.1) |
| UAE, 2002 | 18.3 (16.6–20.0) | 6.8 (5.7–8.1) | 8.3 (7.2–9.6) | 30.8 (28.8–32.9) | 72.1 (70.1–74.1) | 44.5 (42.3–46.8) | 9.5 (8.3–10.9) |
| UAE, 2005 | 22.6 (21.6–23.5) | 8.0 (7.4–8.7) | 23.6 (22.7–24.6) | 25.3 (24.3–26.3) | 71.2 (70.0–72.3) | 42.8 (41.5–44.1) | 9.1 (8.5–9.8) |
| West Bank, 2000 | 49.5 (47.9–51.1) | 14.2 (13.0–15.4) | 9.0 (8.4–9.6) | 66.8 (65.3–68.2) | 82.5 (81.2–83.7) | 53.2 (51.6–54.8) | Not asked |
| West Bank, 2005 | 35.4 (32.8–38.1) | 18.0 (15.9–20.3) | 16.7 (14.7–18.8) | 62.4 (59.6–65.1) | 78.3 (75.9–80.6) | 60.3 (57.5–63.1) | 9.9 (8.3–11.7) |
| Yemen, 2003 | 15.3 (14.5–16.1) | 5.3 (4.8–5.8) | 14.6 (13.8–15.4) | 44.0 (42.9–45.1) | 78.1 (77.2–79.0) | 42.7 (41.7–43.8) | 19.6 (18.7–20.6) |
| Yemen, 2008 | 14.0 (11.2–17.4) | 3.9 (2.6–6.0) | 4.5 (2.9–6.8) | 44.9 (40.9–49.1) | 72.5 (68.7–76.0) | 39.3 (35.3–43.4) | 9.3 (7.1–12.0) |
*
Confidence interval.
**
Only boys were included in the survey.