Percentage Distribution of Age at Hookah/Shisha Smoking Initiation Among Current Hookah/Shisha Smokers, by Selected Demographic Characteristics

Demographic Characteristics	Age at Hookah/Shisha Smoking Initiation (Years)
Demographic Characteristics	<18			18-24			25+			Total
	Percentage (95% CI)
	%	Upper Values	Lower Values	%	Upper Values	Lower Values	%	Upper Values	Lower Values
Overall	34.7	26.9	43.4	36.6	28.6	45.3	28.8	21.3	37.6	100
Gender
Male	38.9	29.8	48.9	40.8	31.9	50.4	20.3	13.6	29.00	100
Female	13.00	5.2	29.2	14.6	5.8	32.2	72.4	54.1	85.4	100
Residence
Urban	33.00	15.4	57.2	13.3	6.4	25.7	53.7	30.1	75.7	100
Rural	34.8	26.5	44.2	38.7	30.2	48.00	26.4	19.1	35.3	100
Education Level
No Education	33.7	26.8	41.5	39.6	30.2	49.9	26.6	18.5	36.7	100
Primary or Less	41.00	22.1	63.1	26.4	14.1	44.00	32.6	17.00	53.3
Secondary or Less	*			*			*			100
High School or Above	*			*			*			100
^* Indicates Estimate Based on Less Than 25 Un-Weighted Cases and Has Been Suppressed.
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