Tobacco – individuals who smoke daily (15 to 24 years)

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• Mainland Portugal
• Region and Gender
  

Mainland Portugal

Tobacco* – % of individuals who smoke daily (15-24 years)

* Include cigarette, pipe and cigar
(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Not available
Source: INSA/INE, 3rd and 4th NHS (1998/99 and 2005/06)

* Include cigarette, pipe and cigar
(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Not available
Source: INSA/INE, 3rd and 4th NHS (1998/99 and 2005/06)

In 1998/99, a very significant difference was registered between the percentage of males who smoke on a daily basis and that of females who do likewise – the latter value being lower. However, in 2005/2006, a trend towards the mutual approximation of these two values was registered, with the increase in female smokers (34%) being far higher than that of male smokers (0,8%).

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Region and Gender

Tobacco* – % of individuals who smoke daily (15-24 years), by Region (NUTs level 2) and Gender

* Include cigarette, pipe and cigar
(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Not available
Source: INSA/INE, 3rd and 4th NHS (1998/99 and 2005/06)

* Include cigarette, pipe and cigar
(a) Calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Not available
Source: INSA/INE, 3rd and 4th NHS (1998/99 and 2005/06)

Between the NHI of 1998/99 and that of 2005/06, the percentage of people in the 15-24 age group who smoke tobacco on a daily basis increased in both males (0,8%) and females (34%). Both on the mainland as a whole and in every one of its regions, the number of male smokers was higher than that of female smokers, with the greatest discrepancy being registered in the North and in the Algarve.
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