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There were new stats on the tv news this morning.
Smoking is decreasing among swedish adults, but there is still a lot of young smokers.
I don´t know why though.
For the same reasons smoking was popular in the USA in the older generations. Basically Europe is USA 10 or 20 years in the past.
Oh and European countries are changing fast.
In Germany I know for a fact the younger generation smokes much much less (West Germany) and in the workplace nobody smokes.
I know latin countries tend to smoke more, reflecting what I believe is a slower "advancement" than rest of Europe. Basically they are still stuck in the 70s,80s, etc...
One country with an exception is Austria, which still has lots of smokers and lax legislation regarding this.
Most of my friends don't smoke, I (32 years old) don't smoke either. Like other posters stated, it's mainly the older generation that does the smoking. Btw, recently, a newspaper published a study about the decrease of smokers among young people in Flanders.
It is probably heavily marketed in Europe by the cig companies. They are prevented from much advertising in the US, but not elsewhere. It's always wise to follow the money.
There were new stats on the tv news this morning.
Smoking is decreasing among swedish adults, but there is still a lot of young smokers.
I don´t know why though.
How many use snus? I figure that's a big competitor to smoking.
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Originally Posted by cmptrwlt
Only 7% of all young (16-24 year) Norwegians smoke daily (as of 2012). Ten years ago it was over 25%.
That's a very sharp drop in smokers. Here, the drop has been mostly among boys. 36% of 18-year-olds smoked in 1981, now 25%. Among the girls the figure was 26% in 1981, but still 23% today. Wonder why.
For the same reasons smoking was popular in the USA in the older generations. Basically Europe is USA 10 or 20 years in the past.
I don't think so. It's the other way around, for Western Europe at least. Just think of matters like religion, environmentalism, soft drugs, abortion, health care, fashion, gay rights, etc.
How many use snus? I figure that's a big competitor to smoking.
The popularity among women has increased in later years. I think they are using it as a "healthier" alternative.
The EU wants to ban it, but politicians from both the left and right are fighting to keep it.
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