Abstract
Smoking patterns were examined in 2500 individuals, aged 14–70 years living in Castille and Leon (Spain) in the fall of 1992. Of these, 39.6% were regular smokers, 7.2% were occasional smokers, 14.8% were former smokers, and 30.4% were non-smokers. Sex differences were striking: there was a higher prevalence of regular smokers among males than females, males smoked much more, and were more frequently French-type cigarette smokers. A comparison of the present figures with data from an earlier survey carried out in 1989 suggests that smoking is decreasing in Spain.
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Del Río, M.C., Alvarez, F.J. Patterns of smoking in Spain. Eur J Epidemiol 10, 595–598 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01719578
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