{"id":9126,"date":"2012-01-08T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusaleminstitute.org.il\/to-smoke-or-not-to-smoke\/"},"modified":"2019-07-21T16:07:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T13:07:43","slug":"to-smoke-or-not-to-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusaleminstitute.org.il\/en\/blog\/to-smoke-or-not-to-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"To smoke or not to smoke?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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During 2010, the Social Survey of the Central Bureau of Statistics explored the issue of health in depth and collected a large amount of data about cigarette smoking in Israel. Approximately 1,270,000 individuals aged 20 and above reported that they currently smoke. This figure represents 27% of Israel\u2019s population for the 20+ age group. Among these smokers, 64% are men and 36% are women. In Jerusalem, 105,000 individuals indicated that they currently smoke, representing 24% of the city\u2019s population aged 20 and above. This is lower than the figures for Tel Aviv and Haifa, where the percentage of smokers among the population\u2019s 20+ age group is 32% and 29% respectively. In Jerusalem the ratio of men among the smokers was relatively high (75%) compared to Tel Aviv (55%) and Haifa (58%). <\/p>\n

The percentage of smokers in Jerusalem is not relatively high, but Jerusalemites smoke more cigarettes per day. Only 17% smoke fewer than five cigarettes per day, compared to 30% in Tel Aviv and 25% in Haifa. A total of 70% smoke more than 11 cigarettes per day, which is much higher than the figure for Tel Aviv (50%) or for Israel and Haifa (55%). <\/p>\n

The data indicate that the starting age for smoking in Israel is quite young. Among today\u2019s smokers aged 20 and above, 64% started smoking before age 18. In Jerusalem the percentage of smokers who started smoking before age 18 was 58%, in Tel Aviv it was 65%, and in Haifa 67%. <\/p>\n

Today 39% of smokers in Jerusalem are trying to quit. Jerusalemites who had smoked in the past indicated that their main reason for quitting was a health problem or health concern (70%), family and societal pressure (8%), or an aesthetic problem (6%). Less than 1% indicated that they quit smoking because of the high financial cost. <\/p>\n

And what about passive smoking? In 1983 a law was passed to prevent smoking and exposure to smoke in public places, including workplaces. Despite this, approximately 338,000 individuals in Jerusalem, representing 77% of the population aged 20 and above, reported on exposure to smoke in their workplaces. Among these, 45% are exposed to smoke to a large or very large extent.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

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Source: Analysis of data from the Social Survey 2010, Central Bureau of Statistics\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During 2010, the Social Survey of the Central Bureau of Statistics explored the issue of health in depth and collected a large amount of data about cigarette smoking in Israel. Approximately 1,270,000 individuals aged 20 and above reported that they currently smoke. This figure represents 27% of Israel\u2019s population for the 20+ age group. Among…<\/p>\n

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