Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2011
National + Chilpancingo, Culiacan, Durango, Hermosillo, Leon, Merida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Tepic, Toluca, Veracruz, Zacatecas
Mexico, 2011
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Age tried cigarette (MXR2)
Data file: MERIDA_11
Overview
Valid:
1439
Invalid:
56
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Range:
1 - 8
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
How old were you when you first tried a cigarette?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I have never smoked cigarettes | 835 |
58%
|
| 2 | 10 years old or younger | 78 |
5.4%
|
| 3 | 11 years old | 58 |
4%
|
| 4 | 12 years old | 114 |
7.9%
|
| 5 | 13 years old | 132 |
9.2%
|
| 6 | 14 years old | 131 |
9.1%
|
| 7 | 15 years old | 73 |
5.1%
|
| 8 | 16 years old or older | 18 |
1.3%
|
| Sysmiss | 56 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.