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Jump to full article: Kathimerini (gr), 2006-05-16
Intro: Smokers in Greece are bucking a European trend by increasing in number, according to figures from the National Statistics Service (NSS) which were made public yesterday and indicate that almost 42 percent of Greeks over 14 years old smoke.
The most serious smokers are those aged between 35 and 44. The NSS, which questioned 17,386 people from around Greece, found that almost 60 percent of this age group are smokers. But younger Greeks are also picking up the habit.
The survey found that 57 percent of Greeks aged 25-34 smoked regularly and almost 15 percent of children under 18 are smokers.
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