Table 13.14
Ever smoked cigarettes, by age within minority ethnic group
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Aged 8-15
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1999 |
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Ever smoked cigarettes
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Age group
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Boys
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Girls
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8-10 |
11-15 |
All boys |
8-10 |
11-15 |
All girls |
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Observed %
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| Black Caribbean |
9 |
31 |
21 |
5 |
34 |
21 |
| Indian |
[1] |
15 |
10 |
[0] |
12 |
7 |
| Pakistani |
2 |
16 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
| Bangladeshi |
0 |
13 |
8 |
[0] |
1 |
1 |
| Chinese |
a |
7 |
6 |
a |
[4] |
3 |
| Irish |
15 |
31 |
25 |
2 |
46 |
30 |
| General population (1997) |
7 |
27 |
19 |
4 |
33 |
21 |
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| Bases (weighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
49 |
65 |
114 |
54 |
65 |
119 |
| Indian |
48 |
96 |
144 |
44 |
72 |
116 |
| Pakistani |
36 |
53 |
89 |
40 |
80 |
119 |
| Bangladeshi |
15 |
28 |
43 |
13 |
28 |
41 |
| Chinese |
8 |
15 |
23 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
| Irish |
172 |
278 |
450 |
165 |
281 |
445 |
| General population (1997) |
b |
b |
b |
b |
b |
b |
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| Bases (unweighted): |
| Black Caribbean |
70 |
89 |
159 |
72 |
98 |
170 |
| Indian |
45 |
93 |
138 |
48 |
60 |
108 |
| Pakistani |
58 |
87 |
145 |
62 |
128 |
190 |
| Bangladeshi |
51 |
110 |
161 |
46 |
98 |
144 |
| Chinese |
26 |
50 |
76 |
17 |
49 |
66 |
| Irish |
52 |
84 |
136 |
54 |
76 |
130 |
| General population (1997) |
742 |
1127 |
1869 |
769 |
1098 |
1867 |
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a The sample base for these categories is too small for
the results to be shown.
b 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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