[Table], Table 2.45. Smoking prevalence (%) among women in selected countries, 1970-1994 - Women and Smoking - NCBI Bookshelf

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Table 2.45. Smoking prevalence (%) among women in selected countries, 1970-1994

	Australia	Canada	Denmark	Finland	France	Greece	Ireland	Japan	The Netherlands	New Zealand	Norway	Portugal	Spain	Sweden	United Kingdom	United States
1970		35	36					16	42		37				44	31
1971							42				35				42
1972	29	35							40		38				41
1973	29										38			43
1974	30	34					36	17		31	37				41	31
1975	29	34	38			10		15	36		39				43	29
1976	29			17						32	38			34	38	33
1977	29	34			29		33				40	3			41	31
1978	29										40		17		37	30
1979		33		18					38		39				39	29
1980	26		38	17			32	14			39	1		29	37	30
1981		32	38	19						29	38				36
1982			38	16							39		20		33
1983	25	31	38	19	29				37		41	9			35	29
1984			39	17	33			14			40	10		28	32
1985			37	14						30	39	9			34	28
1986		28		18	30
1987				21		25				5	23
1988				20		24								12
1989		31		19	33	27								21
1990				20		26	29	14	31	27	33			26	29	23
1991	21	29	39	22	35	26	27		30	25						24
1992				20	33	24	26	13	31	22	31				28	24
1993	21		37	19	27		28				33		25			23
1994			29		19		28		15	29		26	15		24	26

: Sources: Nicolaides-Bouman et al. 1993; Joossens et al. 1994; World Health Organization database 1996, unpublished data; World Health Organization 1997.

From: Chapter 2. Patterns of Tobacco Use Among Women and Girls

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