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Table 2 Smoking prevalence of Korean females by age (1980–2003)

From: The strategic targeting of females by transnational tobacco companies in South Korea following trade liberalisation

Age

1980

1985

1990

1992

1994

1996

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

20 – 29

1.4

1.3

1.5

3.8

3.3

7.2

4.8

5.7

5.3

8.1

4.5

30 – 39

2.7

1.6

1.4

3.9

0.7

5.2

3.2

2.0

2.1

2.6

0.8

40 – 49

9.2

4.1

3.3

3.7

0.8

1.8

2.8

1.1

2.6

3.1

4.5

50 – 59

28.4

16.4

11.3

6.0

8.2

2.8

4.8

2.4

1.7

7.6

4.1

60 +

47.2

32.5

29.5

12.1

7.1

10.4

10.4

0

3.4

10.5

4.5

Adjusted age

 

12.6

8.0

7.7

5.1

3.5

5.3

4.4

3.0

3.1

6.0

3.5

  1. Source: Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey, Seoul (2005)