Table 1

Change in prevalence of daily tobacco use between 1988/89 and 1996–2000, by birth cohort, in Sweden

Birth cohort (year of birth)Age in 1989Daily snus use, males (%)Daily cigarette smoking, males (%)Daily cigarette smoking, females (%)
1988/891996/97Difference, 1988/89–1996/9719892000Difference, 1989–200019892000Difference, 1989–2000
NA, not available
Source for prevalence data: Statistics Sweden, Living Conditions Surveys 1988/89–2000.
1965–197316–2423.029.4+6.415.814.2−1.626.220.7−5.5
1955–196425–3425.024.8−0.227.216.5−10.733.325.0−8.3
1945–195435–4418.619.1+0.530.421.0−9.436.324.5−11.8
1935–194445–5410.910.0−0.932.124.0−8.130.327.7−2.6
1925–193455–648.97.8−1.126.215.6−10.622.215.1−7.1
1915-192465–7410.510.2−0.320.312.4−7.916.08.6−7.4
1905–191475–8412.6NANA20.5NANA6.6NANA