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Table 2 Smoking habits (%) by age and sex.

From: West Sweden Asthma Study: Prevalence trends over the last 18 years argues no recent increase in asthma

 

Age (years)

Sex

Area

Smoking status

16-25 years

26-35 years

36-45 years

46-55 years

56-65 years

66-76 years

    
 

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

All men

All women

Gothenburg

West Gothia

Non-smokers

79.4

69.4

71.2

68.2

66.2

59.8

52

46.5

43.3

47.8

46.2

57.4

59

58

58

59

Ex-smoker

3.9

6.9

12.2

15.6

16.4

19.9

27.3

29.8

36.7

31.6

37.7

28.8

23

22

22

23

Smokers

15.8

23.4

16.2

15.9

16.9

19.7

20

23.2

19.4

19.9

15.7

13.3

18

20

20

17