Lung cancer mortality and years of potential life lost among males and females over six decades in a country with high smoking prevalence: an observational study

Table 4 Tobacco smoking

Survey	Women					Men
Year	N	General population: % current smokers	Ever smokers: % age of onset < 18	Ever daily smokers: % cpd > 20	Ever smokers: % former smokers	N	General population: % current smokers	Ever smokers: % age of onset < 18	Ever daily smokers:% cpd > 20	Ever smokers: % former smokers
1989	58,318	17.9	21.3	15.0	37.3	48,235	36.7	35.3	29.3	46.0
1995	78,928	17.9	30.0	12.6	39.6	67,388	33.0	41.8	24.5	48.3
1999	74,115	19.2	37.9	12.9	42.3	64,249	32.2	49.2	24.8	49.7
2003	76,127	19.2	45.0	11.7	43.7	67,185	30.2	54.3	23.5	50.6
2005	160,587	19.4	46.2	12.5	44.1	142,129	28.8	54.6	24.6	52.0
2009	167,349	18.9	48.9	11.1	46.5	148,711	27.5	57.2	22.0	53.6

Survey: microcensus. A random subsample of 70 % of the participants in the microcensus was obtained for each of the years 1989, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2009
N Number of persons among the national population at age 35 or older who received the question whether being a current, former or never smoker. For scientific purposes a random subsample of 70 % of the participants in the microcensus was available for each of the years
cpd cigarettes per day

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