Table 4

 Cigarette smoking prevalence in Germany in 2003 and 1992

Age groups (years)35–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–74⩾75
Source: Robert Koch Institute,13 Federal Statistical Office.35
Smoking status in the Telephone Health Survey, 2003
Men
    Current0.420.400.390.280.240.210.140.120.12
    Former0.250.270.330.350.350.420.420.520.51
Women
    Current0.380.350.370.310.230.170.110.060.06
    Former0.230.250.260.270.280.210.170.220.22
Change to Microcensus 1992 (applied by Welte et al4)
Men
    Current−0.030.010.02−0.04−0.04−0.04−0.05−0.060.00
    Former0.070.070.100.110.080.080.040.160.19
    Current0.050.060.130.150.090.050.02−0.020.03
    Former0.090.120.130.180.200.130.070.130.17