Table 13.12
Ever smoked cigarettes, by minority ethnic group
| Aged 8-15 |
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1999 |
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Ever smoked cigarettes
|
Minority ethnic group
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|
General
population
(1997) |
| |
Black |
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| |
Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
|
| Boys |
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| Observed % |
21 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
25 |
19 |
| Risk ratios |
1.12 |
0.53 |
0.53 |
0.43 |
0.31 |
1.29 |
1 |
| Standard error of ratio |
0.18 |
0.14 |
0.13 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.20 |
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| Girls |
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| Observed % |
21 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
21 |
| Risk ratios |
1.00 |
0.35 |
0.24 |
0.04 |
0.14 |
1.43 |
1 |
| Standard error of ratio |
0.16 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
0.10 |
0.20 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Boys |
114 |
144 |
89 |
43 |
23 |
450 |
a |
| Girls |
119 |
116 |
119 |
41 |
23 |
445 |
a |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Boys |
159 |
138 |
145 |
161 |
76 |
136 |
1869 |
| Girls |
170 |
108 |
190 |
144 |
66 |
130 |
1867 |
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a The 1997 general population data are weighted according
to the weighting scheme for that year's survey. Weighted bases are not
shown because they do not follow the 1999 weighting scheme.
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Prepared 10 January 2001 |
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