Ages at initiation of cigarette smoking and quit attempts among women: A generation effect

A. Morabia, M.C. Costanza, M.S. Bernstein and J.-C. Rielle

American Journal of Public Health, 2002, vol. 92, issue 1, 71-74

Abstract: Objectives. This study sought to determine whether the age at initiation of regular cigarette smoking and the likelihood of quitting smoking through age 35 differ among women from younger versus older generations. Methods. Annual population-based, random surveys (total of 3676 female residents of Geneva, Switzerland, aged 35-74 years) were conducted from 1992 to 1998. Results. Women younger than 55 years were more likely to be past or current smokers, began smoking earlier (median age

Date: 2002
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