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comments on Table 3 (Occasional cigarette Smokers)
The prevalence of occasional cigarette smoking has remained
essentially unchanged over the past seven years, about three
per cent of persons smoking cigarettes once in a while.
.-,The proportion of occasional cigarette smokers is greatest
four to five per cent - in the experimenting ages 15 to 19
and 20 24 and least among women 65 and over - about two per
cent.
The small percentage of occasional cigarette smokers is a
..strong indication of the habit forming or addicting properties
of cigarette smoking. People generally smoke regularly or not
at all.