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Global Youth Tobacco Survey 1999

South Africa, 1999
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ZAF_1999_GYTS_v01_M
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Medical Research Council, National Department of Health
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Age first cigarette (CR2)

Data file: ZAF1999

Overview

Valid: 5441
Invalid: 604
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Range: 1 - 7
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 3419
62.8%
2 7 years old or younger 204
3.7%
3 8 or 9 years old 146
2.7%
4 10 or 11 years old 297
5.5%
5 12 or 13 years old 515
9.5%
6 14 or 15 years old 559
10.3%
7 16 years old or older 301
5.5%
Sysmiss 604
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.
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