Percentage Distribution of Ever Daily Smokers 20-34 Years Old by Age at Daily Smoking Initiation, Gender and Residence – GATS Pakistan, 2014.
Demographic Characteristics Average Age of Initiation Age at Daily Smoking Initiation (years)1 Total
<15 15-16 17-19 20+
  Mean (95% CI) Percentage (95% CI)  
  % Upper Values Lower Values % Upper Values Lower Values % Upper Values Lower Values % Upper Values Lower Values % Upper Values Lower Values  
Overall 18.7 17.9 19.5 15.3 10.1 22.5 13.7 8.8 20.6 27.3 20.6 35.2 43.7 35.1 52.7 100
Gender                                
Male 18.6 17.8 19.3 15.4 10.1 22.8 14.2 9.2 21.3 27.5 20.5 35.8 42.9 34.2 52.1 100
Female *     *     *     *     *     100
Residence                                
Urban 19.5 18.6 20.4 10.3 6.4 16.2 8.5 5.00 14.1 28 17.1 42.3 53.2 38.9 67.0 100
Rural 18.4 17.5 19.3 17.1 10.5 26.7 15.6 9.3 24.8 27.00 19.1 36.7 40.3 30.3 51.2 100
Education Level                                
No Education 18.3 17.3 19.2 18.6 10.9 30.1 19.3 11.6 30.4 21.5 12.9 33.6 40.6 28.2 54.3 100
Primary or Less 18.1 16.5 19.6 15.7 7.1 31.2 15.00 5.2 36.3 32.7 19.8 48.8 36.6 22.5 53.5 100
Secondary or Less 19.5 18.00 21.1 10.6 4.4 23.2 9.5 4.5 19.1 33.8 20.5 50.2 46.1 30.3 62.8 100
High School or Above 19.7 17.6 21.8 11.7 3.6 32.2 0.7 0.4 1.4 28.1 8.9 61.00 59.5 28.9 84.1 100
1 Among Respondents 20-34 Years of Age Who are Ever Daily Smokers.
* Indicates Estimate Based on Less Than 25 Unweighted Cases and Has Been Suppressed
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