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Cigarettes:
- Lifetime prevalence was 77%, with 14% of pupils saying that they
smoked now and again and 16% saying that they smoked daily.
- The average age at which pupils started smoking was 11 years
and on average pupils smoked 4 cigarettes a day.
- There was a high proportion of heavy smokers. Amongst pupils
who smoked, 30% - smoked 6 -10 cigarettes a day and 12% smoked more
than 10 cigarettes a day.
- A higher proportion of girls smoked than boys, but on average
boys began at a slightly younger age and smoked more cigarettes
than girls.
- The most commonly given reason for smoking was that they wanted
to try followed by "my friends smoke"
- The most commonly given reasons for not smoking were harm to
health, followed by involvement in sport and parental disapproval.
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