Palestinian Family Survey 2010 Final Report - Palestinian Central ...

PCBS: Palestinian Family Survey, 2010Figure PH.2: Population aged 18 years and above reported as smokersPercentage of Population Aged 18 years and Above Reported as Smokers by Region and selected Years, State of Palestine2000, 2006 and 2010Table PH.1 indicates the percentage of smokers for persons 18 years and over by sex, and region; in general, data showssignificant discrepancies by governorate and sex; the percentage of male smokers is about 42 percent compared toabout 2 percent for females. The highest percentage among the governorates was 32 percent for Jenin, followed with30 percent for Salfit and Tubas for each, and about 29 percent for Nablus. On the other hand the percentages for smokersamong Gaza governorates were much less than the West Bank governorates; the highest among all was about 18percent for Rafah, followed with about 16 percent for Dier El-Balah.Table PH.2: Persons who were reported as smokersPercentage of Persons Aged 18 Years and over who were reported as Smokers By Sex, Region and Governorate,State of Palestine, 2010Region and GovernorateState of PalestineBoth sexes FemalesMalesWest Bank26.93.549.7Jenin32.22.160.2Tubas29.82.659.7Tulkarm26.31.251.2Nablus29.48.149.6Qalqiliya28.70.653.9Salfit30.01.556.8Ramallah & Al-Bireh24.13.045.2Jericho & Al- Aghwar27.54.253.0Jerusalem26.54.849.4Bethlehem26.04.845.3Hebron24.01.545.7Gaza Strip14.60.228.6North Gaza11.30.122.2Gaza15.00.429.4Dier Al-Balah16.40.132.0Khan Yunis13.50.126.9Rafah17.70.035.1State of Palestine22.32.342.2Persons aged 18 and over41786206372114921