The smoking habits of 1284 school children in Delhi Urban Areas (India) were studied. The prevalence of cigarette smoking was 8.7% overall, increasing from 5.4% amongst boys age 14 to 26.7% at age 19. Nearly 80% started smoking between the ages of 11 to 14 years. Smoking habit was associated with family income and presence of smokers in the family.
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