Table 3 Percentage of daily smokers, 16-24 years, by sex. 1973-2002. Three year sliding average. Per cent

3	Percentage of daily smokers, 16-24 years, by sex. 1973-2002. Three year sliding average. Per cent

	Men	Women


1973	45.4	42.9
1974	42.6	41.4
1975	42.6	40.7
1976	39.2	38.3
1977	39.5	37.3
1978	35.8	36.7
1979	35.6	36.8
1980	33.8	35.8
1981	33.6	35.6
1982	32.0	34.0
1983	31.2	33.1
1984	32.1	32.1
1985	31.8	31.1
1986	32.3	31.4
1987	30.0	29.6
1988	28.8	31.8
1989	26.0	31.3
1990	27.1	31.0
1991	28.5	28.8
1992	30.7	28.1
1993	30.7	26.1
1994	29.9	27.3
1995	29.1	27.6
1996	29.3	29.3
1997	30.2	30.1
1998	29.9	29.9
1999	30.2	30.2
2000	27.7	29.7
2001	27.7	29.8
2002	25.8	28.8

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