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TABLE 11. Mean age at first inhalant use among current users,
Colombia, 1992.
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
Low
Middle
High
URBANIZATION
Up to 2,500
2,500-99,999
100,000-499,999
500,000 and more
KEY: * and # = significant differences.
17.0#
17.1*
13.8*#
15.8
17.4*
14.7*#
18.0’
other hand, the percentage <strong>of</strong> individuals over 45 years <strong>of</strong> age or <strong>of</strong> highincome
means who attempted to quit was low. None <strong>of</strong> those over the
age 45 reported any efforts to quit, and only 40.4 percent <strong>of</strong> high-income
individuals reported efforts to stop their inhalant use (see table 13). The
analysis <strong>of</strong> the data showed that approximately 55 percent <strong>of</strong> those who
attempted to quit the inhalant use succeeded in their efforts.
TABLE 12. Length <strong>of</strong> inhalant use (in years) among former consumers,
Colombia, 1992.
SEX
Men
Women
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
Low
Middle
High
URBANIZATION
Up to 2,500
2,500-99,999
100,000-499,999
500,000 and more
93
6.6
5.5
6.1
5.6
7.9
7.6
5.3
6.5
4.6