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Slight changes in smoking prevalence
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2005-01-17T10:00:00.000Z
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Tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, 2004

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Slight changes in smoking prevalence

About one of four of the Norwegian population aged 16 to 74 smoked daily in 2004. In addition, about 11 per cent smoked occasionally. These figures reveal that smoking habits only changed slightly from 2003 to 2004.

Every year Statistics Norway conducts surveys on the use of tobacco. The surveys from 2004 show that 26.0 per cent of the population aged 16-74 smoke daily. The corresponding figure for 2003 was 26.3 per cent. In the youngest age group (16-24 years) the proportion of daily smokers has only seen a minor change from 22.8 per cent in 2003 to 23.7 per cent in 2004.

Percentage of daily smokers, women and men, by age, 16-74 years. 2003-2004. Per cent

Percentage of daily smokers, women and men 16-74 years. 1973-2004. Three year moving average. Per cent

About the survey

Statistics Norway has conducted surveys on the use of tobacco for more than thirty years. The proportion of smokers is measured by two questions: "Do you sometimes smoke?" and "Do you smoke daily or occasionally?" In the course of one year four Omnibus surveys with a total net sample of 5 000 people are carried out.

There are possible sources of error in any interview survey. Therefore, error margins of more than one percentage point in both directions are used in these surveys. To counteract the effect of random changes in the data, a three-year moving average is used. This has been particularly important when the sample has been smaller than what it is today. A three-year moving average means that the average of the results for three consecutive years is calculated, and that this average represents the second year.

Percentage daily smokers, by age. 1995-2004. Observed result and estimated three-year sliding average
  Daily smoker 16-74 years Daily smoker 16-24 years
  Observed result Estimated three-year moving average Sample size (N) Observed result Estimated three-year moving average Sample size (N)
1995 32.6 32.9 5 165 28.7 28.3  812
1996 33.1 33.1 5 189 28.6 29.3  854
1997 33.6 33.2 5 305 30.6 30.1  819
1998 33.0 32.9 5 088 31.2 29.9  797
1999 32.0 32.3 4 913 27.7 30.2  783
2000 31.9 31.2 5 004 31.5 28.7  806
2001 29.8 30.3 5 047 26.8 28.7  781
2002 29.4 28.5 5 311 27.8 25.8  819
2003 26.3 27.3 5 094 22.8 24.8  812
2004 26.0 126.2 5 034 23.7 123.3  852
1  Average 2003 and 2004.

The statistics are produced every year on behalf of the Directorate for Health and Social Affairs.