This statistic shows the results of a 2013 survey among adult American smokers regarding the age at which they started smoking. 34 percent of respondents said in 2013 that they had started smoking when they were younger than 16 years.
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Gallup. (July 31, 2013). Smokers: At what age did you begin smoking? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263497/age-at-which-americans-began-smoking/
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Gallup. (2013). Smokers: At what age did you begin smoking?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263497/age-at-which-americans-began-smoking/
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