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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 53, Issue 3, Pages 160-164Publisher
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-6115-4
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adolescence; average age of starting to smoke; cigarette smoking; cohort analysis; initiation; onset age
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objectives: Germany is rated among the countries with the highest prevalence of tobacco use in Europe. This paper analyzes whether the age of smoking onset has decreased in recent years. Methods: Multivariable event data analyses were performed on the basis of the representative national cross-sectional study Drug Affinity among Young People in the Federal Republic of Germany 2004. The survey involved a total net sample of 3032 individuals aged 12 to 25. Results: Socioeconomic groups starting to smoke at significantly earlier age include those from the economically deprived areas in eastern Germany, low educational achievers and subjects in households with adult smokers. Conclusions: The average age of smoking onset has decreased further in the 1978-1992 birth cohorts.
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