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8.4.2.2 Young People
The 2008-09 Young People Health and Lifestyle Survey (see section 13.2.1.6 on page
792 for more information on the survey) collected information on smoking behaviour.
The results are presented in Table 98 by gender and school year. Year 7 young people
are aged 11-12 years, and Year 11 young people are aged 15-16 years.
Table 98: Smoking behaviour in young people in Hull, 2008-09
Gender Smoking behaviour Smoking behaviour by school year (%)
Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr 11 All
Smoke regularly 0.0 0.8 3.0 5.2 8.9 3.2
Smoke occasionally 0.0 1.2 2.1 3.4 5.3 2.2
Males
Used to smoke
Tried smoking
2.5
7.2
4.9
10.3
5.1
17.9
5.5
20.3
8.3
22.5
5.0
15.2
Never smoked 90.3 82.7 71.8 65.5 55.0 74.4
Ever smoked 9.7 17.3 28.2 34.5 45.0 25.6
Smoke regularly 1.7 1.1 6.5 12.1 20.7 8.3
Smoke occasionally 1.4 1.5 6.0 10.1 12.0 6.2
Females
Used to smoke
Tried smoking
4.5
10.3
6.5
13.0
8.6
23.7
12.1
21.2
9.6
25.5
8.3
18.5
Never smoked 82.1 77.8 55.2 44.6 32.3 58.7
Ever smoked 17.9 22.2 44.8 55.4 67.7 41.3
Using information from the 2007 Health Survey for England (Health Survey for England
2008), among boys Hull had lower percentages that had ever smoked than England with
the exception of boys aged 11 years (Table 99). For each age, the percentage of boys
that were regular or occasional smokers was lower in Hull then England, with the
exception of boys aged 13 years, where the percentages were similar.
Among girls, the percentages that had ever smoked were higher for Hull than England
for all except girls aged 15 years, where percentages were similar. Despite this,
percentages of regular or occasional smokers were lower for girls in Hull than England
for each age except girls aged 12 years, where the percentages were similar.
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