Jan 052010
Every time I see a French person, I see a cigarette in their hand. How common is it for French people to smoke cigarettes?
Yes I would have said about 30%, more if you count people who like to smoke cannabis once a while. There are less and less smokers now cause cigarettes are expensive. 30% is still a lot, but it was about 50% some years ago (like in the 70′s).
But a lot of young people smoke (50%) at school and then stop when they are older. I used to smoke myself when I was 12. I stopped at 16.
I sometimes have the same feeling than you, cause most of my friends are smokers ( more than 90%).
According to this source, 27%. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_dai_smo-health-daily-smokers
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Yes I would have said about 30%, more if you count people who like to smoke cannabis once a while. There are less and less smokers now cause cigarettes are expensive. 30% is still a lot, but it was about 50% some years ago (like in the 70′s).
But a lot of young people smoke (50%) at school and then stop when they are older. I used to smoke myself when I was 12. I stopped at 16.
I sometimes have the same feeling than you, cause most of my friends are smokers ( more than 90%).
References :