Percentage Distribution of Ever Daily Smokers 20-34 Years Old by Age at Daily Smoking Initiation, Gender and Residence

Demographic Characteristics	Average Age of Initiation			Age at Daily Smoking Initiation (years)¹												Total
Demographic Characteristics	Average Age of Initiation			<15			15-16			17-19			20+			Total
	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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