Table 2

Numbers of current smokers, ex-smokers and ever smokers, and proportion of ever smokers who are ex-smokers, by age

Age (years)NoCurrent smokersEx-smokersEver smokersEx-smokers as % of total smokers
No (%)No (%)No (%)
14–19114412 (1.0)21 (1.8)33 (2.9)63.6
20–29168641 (2.4)56 (3.3)97 (5.8)57.7
30–39127754 (4.2)54 (4.2)108 (8.5)50.0
40–4981036 (4.4)53 (6.5)89 (11.0)59.6
50–5955435 (6.3)53 (9.6)88 (15.9)60.2
60–6932820 (6.1)39 (11.9)59 (18.0)66.1
⩾7045915 (3.3)58 (12.6)73 (15.9)79.5