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Table 2a Daily smokers by age and sex
Aug - Sep 1993 enquiry
Male
Female
Overall
No.
No.
No.
Age group
('000) %
Rate*
(000)
%
Rate"
(000)
% Rate*
15-19
14.8
2.4
7.5
1.8
2.8
0.9
16.6
2.4 4.2
20-29
109.0
17.5
23.8
11.2
17.7
2.2
120.2
17.5 12.5
30-39
161.5
25.9
28.1
10.8
17.0
1.8
172.2
25.1 14.8
40-49
136.3
21.8
34.1
3.6
5.7
1.0
139.9
20.4 18.6
50-59
92.4
14.8
34.8
6.7
10.7
3.1
99.1
14.4 20.7
2 60
109.9
17.6
27.5
29.2
46.1
6.4
139.0
20.2 16.3
Overall
623.8 100.0
27.2
63.2
100.0
2.7
687.1 100.0 14.9
(90.8)
(9.2)
(100.0)
Jan 1996 enquiry
Male
Female
Overall
No.
No.
No.
Age group
('000)
% Rate*
(000) %
Rate*
('000)
%
Rate*
15 - 19
14.1
2.1
5.9
2.4
3.1
1.3 ·
16.5
2.2
3.8
20-29
99.7
15.1
23.0
22.0 27.5
4.1
121.7
16.4 12.5
30-39
173.6
26.3
29.0
15.9 19.8
2.5
189.5
25.6 15.2
40-49
148.6
22.5
30,0
11.0
13.7
2.4
159.6
21.6 16.8
50-59
99.7 15.1
35.3
9.8
12.2
4.1
109.4
14.8 20.9
260
124.7
18.9 29.7
19.0
23.7 4.0
143.7
19.4 16.1
Overall
660.3
100.0 26.7 (89.2)
80.1
100.0 (10.8)
3.1
740.4 100.0 14.8
(100.0)
As a percentage of all persons aged 15 or over in the respective age and sex sub-group.
Note: Figures in brackets represent the proportion to ali dally smokers. Source: General Household Survey, Census and Statistics Department
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