According to India's fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), as of April 2021, about 60 percent of female respondents smoked less than five cigarettes or bidis per day in India. In comparison, approximately 50 percent of male respondents smoked less than five cigarettes or bidis per day.
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NFHS. (May 3, 2022). Average number of cigarettes or bidis smoked per day in India from 2019 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321161/india-cigarettes-or-bidis-smoked-per-day-by-gender/
NFHS. "Average number of cigarettes or bidis smoked per day in India from 2019 to 2021, by gender ." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321161/india-cigarettes-or-bidis-smoked-per-day-by-gender/
NFHS. (2022). Average number of cigarettes or bidis smoked per day in India from 2019 to 2021, by gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321161/india-cigarettes-or-bidis-smoked-per-day-by-gender/
NFHS. "Average Number of Cigarettes or Bidis Smoked per Day in India from 2019 to 2021, by Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321161/india-cigarettes-or-bidis-smoked-per-day-by-gender/
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Average number of cigarettes or bidis smoked per day in India from 2019 to 2021, by gender [Graph], NFHS, May 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321161/india-cigarettes-or-bidis-smoked-per-day-by-gender/