This statistic displays the age at which individuals in the EU-28 started smoking on a regular basis. During this period of time, 41 percent of respondents said they started smoking on a regular basis when they were between the age of 15 and 25 years old, whereas 37 percent started smoking between the age of 15 and 18 years old. Only a minority of five percent started smoking when they were older than 25 years old.
How old were you when you started smoking on a regular basis, i.e. at least once a week?
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European Commission. (May 1, 2017). How old were you when you started smoking on a regular basis, i.e. at least once a week? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/433455/age-at-which-individuals-started-smoking-in-eu-28/
European Commission. "How old were you when you started smoking on a regular basis, i.e. at least once a week? ." Chart. May 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/433455/age-at-which-individuals-started-smoking-in-eu-28/
European Commission. (2017). How old were you when you started smoking on a regular basis, i.e. at least once a week? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/433455/age-at-which-individuals-started-smoking-in-eu-28/
European Commission. "How Old Were You When You Started Smoking on a Regular Basis, I.E. at Least Once a Week? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/433455/age-at-which-individuals-started-smoking-in-eu-28/
European Commission, How old were you when you started smoking on a regular basis, i.e. at least once a week? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/433455/age-at-which-individuals-started-smoking-in-eu-28/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
How old were you when you started smoking on a regular basis, i.e. at least once a week? [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/433455/age-at-which-individuals-started-smoking-in-eu-28/
